The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·88047·Announced 1988-07-11

Electro-Voice Recalls EVX Professional Loudspeakers Due to Fire Hazard

Electro-Voice is recalling specific EVX professional loudspeakers because uninsulated wires may ignite the speaker cone, posing a fire risk.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

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 recall involves a fire hazard (risk of ignition) where no injuries or illnesses have been reported, fitting the rubric for risk-of-harm products without reported injury.

Plain-English summary

Electro-Voice, Inc. is recalling EVX professional sound reinforcement loudspeakers built and shipped between July 31, 1987, and February 8, 1988. The affected units include model numbers EVX-150, EVX-156, EVX-180, EVX-184, EVX-1500, and EVX-1800. These speakers contain uninsulated lead wires and overly long terminal lugs that may ignite the carbon fiber/paper composite speaker cone during maximum excursion.

Approximately 65 speakers remain unaccounted for as of June 28, 1988. These units were sold mainly in New York City and northern California, with the majority reportedly taken out of the United States by customers.

Consumers should immediately return EVX loudspeakers purchased before March 1, 1988, to their place of purchase. Customers returning models EVX-150, EVX-156, and EVX-180 will receive a newly manufactured unit with safety modifications. Credit will be issued for models EVX-1500, EVX-1800, and EVX-184. Speakers purchased after March 1, 1988, have improved performance characteristics and full safety modifications.

The recalled product

Product
EVX professional sound reinforcement loudspeakers
Manufacturer
Electro-Voice
Category
Consumer Product — Audio Equipment
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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