Panasonic Corporation of North America · Recalled
CPSC, Panasonic Corporation of North America Announce Recall of DLP Projector
If the lamp drive circuit touches the shield case, the unit is not grounded and, if a person were to contact metal terminals at the back of the unit, there is a potential for electric shock.
- Units
- 21
- Reports
- 2
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $10,000
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
The recall involves models PT-D5500U and PT-D5500UL, which were sold primarily to commercial users. Units with the following serial numbers may be affected: SH5120010, SH5169001, SH5169002, SH5169003, SH5169004, SH5169005, SH5169006, SH5169007, SH5169008, SH5169009, SH5169010, SH5219001, SH5219003, SH5219004, SH5219005, SH5229001, SH5229003, SH5229004, SH5229005, SH5239001, SH5239002 Serial numbers are located on the side panel of the unit.
The file
- Sold at
- Authorized Panasonic dealers, between January 2005 and June 2005, for about $10,000.
- Product type
- Projectors
- Made in
- Japan
- Recalled by
- Panasonic Corporation of North America, of Secaucus, NJ
Incident log
Panasonic has received two reports of the lamp drive circuit contacting the shield case. No injuries have been reported.
What the notice says to do
Customers should stop using the projectors immediately. Panasonic will contact each customer to arrange for a repair and retrofit at no cost to the customer.
Call Panasonic toll-free at (888) 411-1996 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated SEP 30 2005; last revised JAN 02 2025.