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Schneider Electric Recalls Breaker Boxes Due to Overheating Hazard

Schneider Electric recalled 1.4 million Square D QO Plug-on-Neutral electrical panels due to an overheating hazard, said the Consumer Product Safety Commission Thursday. The breaker boxes, manufactured between February 2020 and January 2022, were installed in homes, recreational vehicles and…

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commercial establishments. The company is contacting all known retailers, distributors and homeowners that bought or installed the products that were sold through distributors and home improvement stores for between $90 and $1,660. Purchasers and installers should contact Schneider Electric to arrange to have the breaker boxes inspected by trained electricians to determine if replacement or repair is required; inspections, replacements and repairs are free, it said. The company has received one report of a loose-wire incident. No injuries have been reported.