Loud Speaker Components Recalled by Electro-Voice
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall (1988-07-11). Hazards: fire, burn. Models: EVX-150, EVX-156, EVX-180, EVX-184, EVX-1500, EVX-1800….
| Agency | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission |
|---|---|
| Recall number | 88047 |
| Published | 1988-07-11 |
| Last updated | 2015-01-05 |
| Product category | Speakers |
| Products | EVX professional sound reinforcement loudspeakers |
| Firm named in the title | Electro-Voice |
| Firms | Electro-Voice (manufacturer) |
| Model numbers | EVX-150, EVX-156, EVX-180, EVX-184, EVX-1500, EVX-1800, EXV-1800 |
| Hazard classes | fire, burn |
Description
Loud Speaker Components Recalled by Electro-Voice NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 11, 1988 Release #88-047 Loud Speaker Components Recalled WASHINGTON, D.C.- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Electro-Voice, Inc. has recalled EVX professional sound reinforcement loudspeakers built and shipped between July 31, 1987 and February 8, 1988. The loudspeaker components, model numbers EVX-150, EVX-156, EVX-180, EVX-184, EVX-1500 and EVX-1800 contain uninsulated lead wires and overly - long terminal lugs which may, during maximum excursion, ignite the carbon fiber/paper composite speaker cone. Approximately 65 speakers remain unaccounted for (as of June 28, 1988), sold mainly in New York City and northern California; the majority of these are said to have been sold to customers who took them out of the United States. Consumers should immediately return EVX loudspeakers purchased before March 1, 1988 to their place of purchase. Those customers who return loudspeaker model numbers EVX-150, EVX-156, and EVX-180 will receive in exchange a newly manufactured unit with fully tested modification in place. Credit will be issued to those customers who return loudspeaker model numbers EVX-1500, EXV-1800, and EVX-184. All EVX loudspeakers purchased after the above date have improved performance characteristics and full safety modifications in place.
Hazard
Fire & Fire-Related Burn
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