CPSC Recall in 2016: Southwire Recalls Voltage Detectors Due to Shock and Burn Hazards

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 16-183

Date: June 01, 2016

Product Name: Non-contact voltage detectors

Recall Description:

The voltage detectors can give a false or “no voltage” reading when being used to test live wires for electric current.

Hazard Description:

The voltage detectors can give a false “no voltage” reading when being used to test live wires for electric current, posing shock, electrocution, and burn hazards to consumers.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Replace

Units: About 1.2 million (in addition, 3,640 were sold in Canada)

Incidents:

Southwire is aware of one report of an incident of a false reading by the voltage detector. The consumer received an electrical shock and fell off a ladder.

Sold At:

Lowe’s and other home and hardware stores nationwide and online at lowes.com and other websites from June 2013 through February 2016 for about $15.

Manufactured In:

China