How to Check If Your Electronics Have Been Recalled

A gadget can keep working just fine and still be subject to a safety recall. Before you hand down that old speaker or keep using a questionable charger, a quick search can tell you whether an official notice exists—and what to do next.

For products sold in the United States, start with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s recall search. You’ll need the brand and product name, and possibly a model or serial number. This guide covers the lookup; it doesn’t certify that any individual product is safe.

Search the recall database

1. Open the CPSC recalls page. Under the Search tab, find the field labeled Search Recalls & Product Safety Warnings.
2. Enter the brand and a simple product name, such as Bose speaker. Leave the date and other filters open for your first search, then select Apply.
3. Read the results and open a notice that looks relevant. Search results can include other brands or products: check the notice itself before deciding it matches your gear.

That example returned a November 5, 2026 notice for certain Bose S1 Pro and S1 Pro+ battery packs, along with unrelated speaker results. It’s a useful reminder: a brand or product family match is the beginning of the check, not the end.

Check your exact product

Open the notice and compare its affected-product description with the item you own. Look for the model, serial number or date range specified there. The notice may also show photos or explain where to find identifiers. If you can’t find or safely inspect an identifier, use the contact information in the notice to ask the company or agency for help; don’t guess based on appearance.

In the Bose example, the recall concerns certain battery packs, and the notice describes which packs are affected. It identifies overheating and fire as hazards and provides replacement and disposal instructions. Read the current notice for the precise identification and steps instead of assuming every Bose speaker is recalled.

If yours is affected

Follow the specific notice’s safety and remedy instructions. Depending on the recall, those may include stopping use and arranging a repair, replacement or refund. Use the contact details linked from the official notice, and pay attention to any special handling or disposal instructions. In particular, don’t improvise battery disposal: the Bose notice gives specific directions for recalled lithium-ion packs.

No result? Try a wider search

Remove date or category filters and try the brand alone, a model name, or a simpler product description. Check both the Recalls and Product Safety Warnings tabs. An empty search isn’t proof that a product is safe or that no notice exists: your wording, product category or the agency’s coverage may be different.

CPSC covers many consumer products, but other U.S. agencies handle other categories. Recalls.gov links to federal recall information for motor vehicles, food, medicine and more. If you’re outside the United States, check your own country’s product-safety authority too.

How we checked: We searched CPSC.gov for “Bose speaker,” opened the resulting notice and captured the search screen shown above. We did not inspect a physical product or submit a recall claim.