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CPSC, Panasonic Corporation of North America Announce Recall of DLP Projector

Recalled September 30, 2005 · CPSC recall 05604 · Panasonic

Hazard

If the lamp drive circuit touches the shield case, the unit is not grounded and, if a person were to contact metal terminals at the back of the unit, there is a potential for electric shock.

Remedy

Customers should stop using the projectors immediately. Panasonic will contact each customer to arrange for a repair and retrofit at no cost to the customer.

Units

Incidents / injuries

Panasonic has received two reports of the lamp drive circuit contacting the shield case. No injuries have been reported.

Description

The recall involves models PT-D5500U and PT-D5500UL, which were sold primarily to commercial users. Units with the following serial numbers may be affected: SH5120010, SH5169001, SH5169002, SH5169003, SH5169004, SH5169005, SH5169006, SH5169007, SH5169008, SH5169009, SH5169010, SH5219001, SH5219003, SH5219004, SH5219005, SH5229001, SH5229003, SH5229004, SH5229005, SH5239001, SH5239002 Serial numbers are located on the side panel of the unit.

What to do

Customers should stop using the projectors immediately. Panasonic will contact each customer to arrange for a repair and retrofit at no cost to the customer.

Contact

Call Panasonic toll-free at (888) 411-1996 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

Product

Panasonic PT-D5500U and PT-D5500UL DLP Projectors

Distributed by

Panasonic Corporation of North America, of Secaucus, NJ

Retailers

Authorized Panasonic dealers, between January 2005 and June 2005, for about $10,000.

Made in

Japan

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →