CPSC Recall in 2016: Lorex Recalls Video Baby Monitors Due to Burn Hazard

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 16-231

Date: July 21, 2016

Product Name: Video baby monitor’s batteries

Recall Description:

The video monitor’s batteries can overheat, swell and expand and cause the battery cover to open or come off. This can expose hot batteries.

Hazard Description:

The video baby monitor’s batteries can overheat, swell and expand and cause the battery cover to open or come off. This can expose hot batteries, posing a burn hazard to consumers.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Refund

Units: About 26,000 (in addition, 8,000 were sold in Canada)

Incidents:

The firm has received 488 reports of batteries overheating and expanding; about 140 reports involved the swelling of the battery pack, causing its plastic casing to open or come off. No injuries have been reported.

Sold At:

Babies “R” Us, B&H, Best Buy, Target, The Home Depot, Walmart and online at www.amazon.com and www.lorextechnology.com from May 2013 through April 2016.  The video baby monitors were sold in bundles for between $60 and $140.

Manufactured In:

China