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Product Recall Number: 15-029

Why was Olympus DS-5500 digital audio recorders recalled?

The recalled recorders can overheat when charging, posing a burn hazard to consumers and property.

Olympus DS-5500 digital audio recorders
Here's product recall specific data for Olympus DS-5500 digital audio recorders.

  • Product Recall Number: 15-029

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2014-11-19

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Olympus DS-5500 digital audio recorders

  • Description: The DS-5500 recorders can overheat when they are charging.

  • Hazard Description: The recalled recorders can overheat when charging, posing a burn hazard to consumers and property.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Repair, Refund, Replace

  • Units: About 500

  • Incidents: Olympus has received three reports of the recorders overheating. No injuries or property damage have been reported.

  • Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recorders immediately and contact Olympus, or the retailer where the recorder was purchased, to receive a full refund, free repair or a free replacement recorder.

  • Sold At: Camera and electronics stores and mass merchandisers nationwide from February 2014 through June 2014 for about $450.  

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: China

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed