Uniden radios, kind not given
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Oct 19, 2023. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Oct 19, 2023the latest report was made
- Oct 19, 2023the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Uniden
- Maker
- Uniden Amercia CorporationMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Radios, kind not givenCPSC’s product type: Radios, Not Specified (code 559), in Electronics: Audio & Radio
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| October 2023 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 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 Oct 19, 2023, sent to the company Nov 8, 2023, published by CPSC Nov 24, 2023
The product, in the report: Handheld police scanner radio
The consumer has experienced several issues with this scanner’s lithium polymer battery.
After around 14 months, the batteries either explode or break out of their case. Some batteries have caught fire, due to the heat. With this most recent incident, the scanner got up to around 120 degrees easily. The consumer immediately took it outside and placed it on the sidewalk. The battery pushed the product out approx. ¼” at the time of the incident, but later that day, the radio protruded about 2-1/2”. Each lithium-ion cell had expanded.
Replacement batteries can cost around $60 - $70 online and the consumer has replaced 5 of them in all.
• The consumer contacted the product manufacturer the first 1 or 2 times this occurred, and they provided him with a replacement battery. However, with successive incidents, he’s been told he must purchase a replacement batter, which he did.
There is also an online ([REDACTED] form), where numerous people have reported similar issues with these radio scanner batteries.
- Model
- SDS100
- Bought from
- Ham Radio Outlet
- Bought
- Oct 1, 2018
- Where
- Silver Spring, Maryland: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Uniden, made or sold by Uniden Amercia Corporation
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.
Sources
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.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.