Unitron uDirect 2 other sound equipment
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Nov 12, 2015. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Nov 12, 2015the latest report was made
- Nov 12, 2015the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Unitron uDirect 2
- Maker
- Unitron Hearing, Inc.Makers, 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 |
|---|---|
| November 2015 | 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 Nov 12, 2015, sent to the company Nov 20, 2015, published by CPSC Dec 7, 2015
The product, in the report: Unitron uDirect 2 (FCC ID: VMY-UDIRECT2) is a small black device that hangs around the user’s neck and communicates TV and Cell Phone signals via bluetooth with the user’s hearing aids. It is powered by a lithium polymer battery (model: AE482539P)
My wife uses a Unitron uDirect 2 bluetooth device to transmit sound from the TV and her telephone to her hearing aids. The uDirect 2 is carried around her neck when she is using it.
Three weeks ago she noticed that the back cover on the device would not close. On inspection, the Lithium Polymer Battery (3.7v, 450mAh, 1.67Wh), Model AE482539P, had expanded and caused the back of the device to break open. The battery was in danger of exploding and could cause serious injury.
We took the device to Johnson Audiology in Chattanooga where she had received the device less than 2 years ago. They sent the device to Unitron but it was returned with a comment that they do not replace batteries but would sell us a new device (approx $300) or rebuild our old device (approx $150). I called Unitron and they told me they don’t deal with consumers and don’t sell batteries for their device.
Searching the internet for a replacement battery (<$30) I discovered that no direct replacement was available and that many others had had similar problems and at least one other person’s battery had exploded. This appears to me to be a serious health and safety issue with this battery and device.
- Model
- Unitron uDirect 2
- UPC
- Don’t know
- Serial number
- 1401N06CN
- Bought from
- Johnson Audiology
- Bought
- Mar 1, 2013
- Where
- Chattanooga, Tennessee: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 71, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Spouse
- As this report names them
- Brand Unitron uDirect 2, made or sold by Unitron Hearing, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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