JBL Charge 5 other sound equipment
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Oct 30, 2025. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Oct 30, 2025the latest report was made
- Oct 30, 2025the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- JBL Charge 5
- Maker
- JBL CONSUMER PRODUCTSMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Other sound equipmentRecording, playing or receivingCPSC’s product type: Other Sound Recording, Reproducing or Receiving Equip. (code 573), in Electronics: Audio & Radio
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| October 2025 | 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 30, 2025, sent to the company Nov 10, 2025, published by CPSC Nov 26, 2025
The product, in the report: A black JBL Charge 5 blue tooth speaker manufactured by Harman
We have a JBL Charge 5 blue tooth speaker that we had charging on the kitchen counter using the charging cord that was provided by the manufacturer. The speaker had been charging for about 4 hours. At about 10 pm my wife was sitting in the living room by herself and the speaker exploded with a loud “pop”. Smoke began to immediately pour out of the unit. My wife yelled for me to come help. I was in our upstairs bedroom getting ready to retire for the night. I quickly came downstairs and went into the kitchen to see the speaker emitting smoke. I was afraid the speaker would start a fire so I grabbed the speaker and quickly took it to the nearby sliding door that leads to our rear patio. I placed the unit on the patio and then closed the sliding door. Within a minute the unit went up into flames. I grabbed a fire extinguisher and extinguished the flames. I left the speaker outdoors all night. There were no injuries. We are grateful that we were home when this occurred. We believe that if we weren’t home the house would have burned down.
- Model
- Charge 5
- UPC
- 0 50036 38021 8
- Serial number
- TT0052-HL0129081
- Where
- Macomb, Michigan: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 55, Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand JBL Charge 5, made or sold by JBL CONSUMER PRODUCTS
- 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.
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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.