Sylvania computers and video games
2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Nov 18, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 2reports to CPSC
- Nov 18, 2012the latest report was made
- Aug 22, 2011the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Sylvania
- Makers
- Digital Gadgets LLC and OSRAM SYLVANIA, Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Computers and video gamesComputers, their equipment and electronic gamesCPSC’s product type: Computers (Equipment and Electronic Games) (code 557), in Electronics: Computers, Monitors, Projectors
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| November 2012 | 1 |
| August 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 2 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Nov 18, 2012, sent to the company Dec 7, 2012, published by CPSC Jan 2, 2013
The product, in the report: Sylvania 7” tablet produced by Digital Gadgets
The tablet wouldn’t work without being plugged in. After a few hours of being plugged in, the case split open. Inside, the battery had expanded.
- Bought from
- Toys R Us
- Bought
- Aug 10, 2012
- Where
- Athens, Ohio: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Sylvania, made or sold by Digital Gadgets LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Aug 22, 2011, published by CPSC Sep 15, 2011
The product, in the report: Sylvania 7” mini tablet
While tablet computer was plugged into wall charger it started smoking and became very hot to the touch
- Model
- synet7lp
- UPC
- 8600400004
- Bought from
- amazon.com
- Bought
- Mar 4, 2011
- Where
- Waterford, Michigan: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 18, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Sylvania, made or sold by OSRAM SYLVANIA, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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