The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·25254·Announced 2025-05-08

Yamaha PA-300C AC Power Adaptors Recalled for Fire and Burn Hazards

Yamaha is recalling approximately 37,400 PA-300C AC Power Adaptors that can overheat and ignite, posing burn and fire hazards. The firm has received four reports of adaptors burning or smoking, though no injuries have been reported.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recalled adaptors pose a risk of fire and burn hazards with four confirmed reports of burning or smoking incidents. Although no injuries have been reported, this represents a risk-of-harm consumer product with documented incidents, meeting the criteria for High severity.

Plain-English summary

Yamaha Corporation of America is recalling approximately 37,400 PA-300C AC Power Adaptors. These adaptors were sold with Yamaha-brand arranger workstations, digital pianos, and music control panels, as well as Steinberg-brand audio interfaces. The adaptors were also sold separately as a service repair part and are built into certain Yamaha-brand Clavinova digital pianos.

The AC power adaptors can overheat and ignite, posing burn and fire hazards. Yamaha has received four reports of adaptors burning or smoking. No injuries have been reported.

The recalled adaptors were manufactured between July 2010 and May 2012 and were sold through music stores nationwide and online, including www.shop.usa.yamaha.com, from September 2010 through November 2014. They were also sold separately as a service repair part for approximately $70.

Consumers should immediately stop using and unplug the recalled PA-300C AC Power Adaptor. To receive a free replacement adaptor, consumers should contact Yamaha at 844-703-5446 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT, Monday through Friday), email [email protected], or visit www.yamaha.com/us/support/pa300crecall/. Consumers will need to submit information through an online form or email and provide evidence of product destruction. Consumers who own a Yamaha-brand Clavinova digital piano with a recalled adaptor should unplug the piano and contact Yamaha for free piano technician services.

The recalled product

Product
YAMAHA PA-300C AC Power Adaptors
Manufacturer
Yamaha Corporation of America, of Buena Park, California
Hazard
  • fire
  • burn-injury
  • overheating
Affected units
37,400

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.