Schumacher battery chargers and adapters

4 reports to CPSC, the latest made Oct 18, 2025. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

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4reports to CPSC
Oct 18, 2025the latest report was made
Dec 20, 2011the earliest
2with the company’s comments

Brand: Schumacher
Maker: SCHUMACHER ELECTRIC CORPORATIONMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product: Battery chargers and adaptersCPSC’s product type: Battery Chargers/Adapters (code 883), in Electronics: Batteries & Chargers

Other ways the reports write the brand (2)

“Schumacher 6/2 Amp Dual-Rate Manual Charger” and “Schumacher Electric Corporation”

By month

1 report from November 2024 to October 2025; the most in October 2025, 1. 3 earlier reports, since December 2011, are in the table.

The numbers, as a table

Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
Month	Reports
October 2025	1
July 2018	1
November 2017	1
December 2011	1

How badly anyone was hurt

Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
No one hurt 3 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.

No one hurt
Made Oct 18, 2025, sent to the company Oct 29, 2025, published by CPSC Nov 26, 2025

The product, in the report: Schumacher SC 1352 battery charger

Schumacher SC1352 caught fire while charging the battery in my lawn mower. Burnt my 1 1/2 story garage on Sept 23 @ [REDACTED]

Model
SC1352
Bought from
Private farmer
Bought
Jul 1, 2024
Where
Canada: Farm/Ranch
Who was involved
Unspecified
The reporter’s relation to them
Unspecified
As this report names them
Brand Schumacher, made or sold by SCHUMACHER ELECTRIC CORPORATION
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Incident, No Injury

CPSC report 20251018-67267-2147326990. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov
No one hurt
Made Jul 9, 2018, sent to the company Aug 16, 2018, published by CPSC Aug 30, 2018

The product, in the report: Electric Battery Charger Starter

The submitter had the charger connected to his vehicle and approximately two hours later the unit caught on fire. His neighbor alerted him of the fire and he went out with a fire extinguisher to put out the fire. There are burn damages to the cables. He contacted the firm and reported the incident. He was referred to their legal department and he said they suggested he take legal action if he wanted assistance. The unit was used a total of 12 times. He indicated that he plans to hire a product safety expert to examine the unit.

Model
SE1275A
UPC
Unknown
Serial number
Unknown
Bought from
www.amazon.com
Bought
Apr 30, 2012, about then
Where
Los Angeles, California: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 79, Male
The reporter’s relation to them
Self
As this report names them
Brand Schumacher, made or sold by SCHUMACHER ELECTRIC CORPORATION
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Incident, No Injury

The company’s comments, in its own words

(8/23/2018) SCHUMACHER ELECTRIC CORPORATION: This gentleman contacted Schumacher Electric but refused to go through our claims process which is handled by our legal department. If there is any claim of property damage from one of our products, Schumacher Electric gets the product back (at our expense) from the customer to do an evaluation. In this case, this gentleman refused to return the product and refused to give any other information supporting his claim. We cannot proceed with an assessment of his claim until he does so.

CPSC report 20180709-CF101-1775391. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov
No one hurt
Made Nov 28, 2017, sent to the company Mar 23, 2018, published by CPSC Apr 6, 2018

The product, in the report: battery charger

Schumacher 6/2 Amp Dual-Rate Manual Charger Walmart #: 550866621 sold at walmart is a electrical hazard being sold. This item has no on/off switch and you have to use a power plug as switch this is very dangerous. Besides getting shocked , a death sentence can be acknowledged by this act if standing in water or something when plugging in. Since will be used mostly outside I have been shocked 2 x already by this by using plug as on/off switch.
Have to wiggle plug out to shut it off.YES PLUG IS TIGHT IN OUTLETS. which leads to pinky , ring finger touches the prong sometimes when unplugging. HAZARD ITEM SHOULD HAVE A ON/OFF SWITCH. Which i have already put an inline on/off switch “no more shocks”.

Bought from
walmart
Bought
Nov 19, 2017
Where
milford, New Hampshire: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 48, Male
The reporter’s relation to them
Self
As this report names them
Brand Schumacher 6/2 Amp Dual-Rate Manual Charger, made or sold by SCHUMACHER ELECTRIC CORPORATION
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Incident, No Injury

CPSC report 20171128-31D8A-2147394993. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov
Hurt, no treatment
Made Dec 20, 2011, sent to the company Feb 2, 2012, published by CPSC Feb 16, 2012

The product, in the report: Schumacher Electric 1.5A 18W Maintain Maintainer SKU 026666709705

Approximately back in September I purchased a Motorcycle Battery Charge/Standby charger from Walmart in Neptune NJ. The charger was manufactured and distributed by Schumacher Electric Corporation. (http://www.batterychargers.com/) I used the charger approximately 2 times for standby charging to keep my motorcycle battery, which was only about a year and a half old, healthy. Then a week later I connected the battery connectors to the charger with the quick connects connected and then plugged the charger into the wall. Nothing happened. The charger unit did not turn on and never began charging. I checked the quick connects which connect the charger unit to the charger tips to verify they were seated correctly. DUE TO FAULTY/DANGEROUS construction the connectors DO NOT connect properly. I checked them and they as always don’t seat correctly. Then the charger unit made a small popping sound, then my battery exploded and I breathed in white presumably acidy smoke. The charger cords then baked to a crisp and almost caused a fire. My charger was ruined, my battery was ruined, and my side plastic of my motorcycle was ruined. I for two weeks contacted the company’s customer service department regarding my claim for their defective product as I only wanted the $200 to replace the damaged property of mine. After two weeks of no response I filed a BBB complaint and long story short the company told me to [REDACTed] myself. They said there charger unit itself had ZERO imperfections and that too bad but they were denying my claim. I sent them my charger for them to examine as well as photo proof showing how their connectors are faulty and caused an electrical short. Then sent me back the broken charger as well as the burnt up/charred wires. I then just in the last week attempted to use the charger again with the different type of connectors (snap on type, no screw on which i used first). And that set of wires also overheated/melted but this time didn’t cause my battery to explode. I’m trying to make people alert to the faulty and very dangerous product this company is selling. I’m also bringing this complaint to the Dept of Consumer Affairs so I can try to get my money for the damage their product cost me. Or I will proceed with BBB Arbitration and furthermore a Private Lawsuit against the company as their item caused problems, and I was forced to breathe in toxic fumes. I would like an investigation into the companies product as I’ve heard several similar stories regarding their products which are cheap china made crap causing overheating and fires. Thanks.

Model
XM1-5
UPC
026666709705
Bought from
Walmart
Where
oakhurst, New Jersey: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 18, Male
The reporter’s relation to them
Self
As this report names them
Brand Schumacher Electric Corporation, made or sold by SCHUMACHER ELECTRIC CORPORATION
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received

The company’s comments, in its own words

(2/9/2012) SCHUMACHER ELECTRIC CORPORATION: Schumacher is aware of this customer’s identity, despite the fact it is redacted, as this customer threatened the legal representative handling the claim, and as such he has been identified through his public CPSC comments. With that said, the customer contacted Schumacher’s customer service department about his complaint. Since certain damages were claimed, his claim was immediately turned over the Schuamcher’s legal department. A representative from the legal department contacted him to take his statement and receive his unit for testing and examination. Upon receipt of the customer’s unit, we tested it and it operated within manufacturing constraints. This meant, the damage to the customer’s output cord, was not caused by a manufacturing defect and/or design defect in the battery charger unit. Visual examination of the output cord did not reveal any manufacturing defect and as such, the customer’s claim was denied. Upon denial, the customer became enraged and threated the company’s legal representative in writing and verbally on numerous occassions. As such, the company escalated this matter and contacted the customer and advised him to no longer contact our employees and again advised his claim was denied. Schumacher returned the subject battery charger to the customer and offered to replace his unit at our expense even though the findings showed no failure or problem with his unit.

CPSC report 20111220-BC6D9-2147472205. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov

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Schumacher battery chargers and adapters

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