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New NS-RC4NA-18 remote control for Insignia TV remote controls

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jan 11, 2026. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Jan 11, 2026the latest report was made
  • Jan 11, 2026the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
New NS-RC4NA-18 remote control for Insignia TV
Maker
PerFascinMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Remote controlsNot remotes for toysCPSC’s product type: Remote Control, Universal or Ns (Excl. Remotes For Toys) (code 574), in Electronics: TV & Video

By month

1 report from February 2025 to January 2026; the most in January 2026, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
January 20261

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.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Jan 11, 2026, sent to the company Jan 22, 2026, published by CPSC Feb 11, 2026

    The product, in the report: New NS-RC4NA-18 remote control for Insignia TV NS-49D420NA18 NS-55D420NA18 NS-32D311NA17 NS-32D311MX17 NS-40D420NA18

    Purchase a replacement remote control for my Insignia TV. The batteries heated up so much that I had to remove them with a metal knife. This could have caused a fire!

    Model
    NS-RC4NA-18
    UPC
    NA
    Serial number
    NA
    Bought from
    https://www.walmart.com/ip/New-NS-RC4NA-18-remote-
    Bought
    Jan 1, 2026
    Where
    Katy, Texas: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 57, Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand New NS-RC4NA-18 remote control for Insignia TV, made or sold by PerFascin
    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.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources
  • 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.

Source:

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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