CPSC Recall in 2013: Linear Recalls Personal Emergency Reporting System Transmitters Due to Battery Signal Failure

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 14-044

Date: December 09, 2013

Product Name: Personal Emergency Reporting System (PERS) Transmitters

Recall Description:

The battery clips in the emergency call pendant transmitters can corrode causing the transmitters to operate intermittently or not at all, without generating a warning.

Hazard Description:

The battery clips in the transmitters can corrode causing the transmitters to operate intermittently or not at all, without generating a warning.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Replace

Units: About 48,000

Incidents:

Linear received one report of a transmitter that failed to operate. No injuries have been reported.

Sold At:

Independent PERS distributors and dealers nationwide from June 2013 through August 2013 for about $45.

Manufactured In:

China