Yamaha Corporation of America Recalls Power Adaptors for Digital Pianos and Music Workstations Due to Burn and Fire Hazards

Official action

Source. US Consumer Product Safety Commission

Official identifier. 25-254

Date. 2025-05-08

Jurisdiction. United States

Hazard (official). The AC power adaptors can overheat and ignite, posing burn and fire hazards.

Action / remedy (official). Consumers should immediately stop using and unplug the recalled PA-300C AC Power Adaptor and contact Yamaha Corporation of America for a free replacement adaptor. Visit www.yamaha.com/us/support/pa300crecall/ for instructions to participate in the recall. Consumers will need to submit their information through an online form or by email, and will need to submit evidence of product destruction with their claim. Consumers should not damage their recalled adaptor until they have read the recall instructions online.Consumers who own a Yamaha-brand Clavinova® digital piano with a recalled adaptor should unplug the piano and contact Yamaha. Yamaha will provide piano technician services to perform an on-site inspection of the piano and provide a free replacement adaptor.

Product. YAMAHA PA-300C AC Power Adaptors

Identification details. This recall involves Yamaha-brand AC adaptors with model number PA-300C that were sold with Yamaha-brand arranger workstations, digital pianos, and music control panels, as well as Steinberg-brand audio interfaces. The AC power adaptors are black and have the model name, the model number, the efficiency level, and the serial number printed on the AC adaptor rating label. The recalled adaptors were manufactured from July 2010 through May 2012. The fifth character in the serial number corresponds to the year the product was manufactured, while the sixth character corresponds to the month that the product was manufactured. For example, XXXX24XXXXX corresponds to April 2012. The power adaptors were sold separately as a service part and also built into certain Yamaha-brand Clavinova digital pianos.Recalled AC Power Adaptors:BrandModel NumberModel NameSerial Number Efficiency Level YAMAHAPA-300CAC ADAPTORXXXX0XXXXXXVYAMAHAPA-300CAC ADAPTORXXXX1XXXXXXVYAMAHAPA-300CAC ADAPTORXXXX21XXXXXVYAMAHAPA-300CAC ADAPTORXXXX22XXXXXVYAMAHAPA-300CAC ADAPTORXXXX23XXXXXVYAMAHAPA-300CAC ADAPTORXXXX24XXXXXVYAMAHAPA-300CAC ADAPTORXXXX25XXXXXVClavinova® digital pianos with recalled power adaptors built in:BrandModel NumberModel NameSerial Number RangeYAMAHACLP-430RClavinova Digital PianoUCQ******UCR******UCS******UCTH*****UCTI*****YAMAHACLP-430BClavinova Digital PianoUCQ******UCR******UCS******UCTH*****UCTI*****YAMAHACLP-430MClavinova Digital PianoUCQ******UCR******UCS******UCTH*****UCTI*****YAMAHACLP-430PEClavinova Digital PianoUCQ******UCR******UCS******UCTH*****UCTI*****YAMAHACVP-601BClavinova Digital PianoUCS******UCTH*****UCTI*****YAMAHACVP-601PEClavinova Digital PianoUCS******UCTH*****UCTI*****

Units. About 37,400

Incidents reported by CPSC. The firm has received four reports of adaptors burning or smoking. No injuries have been reported.

Remedy type. Replace, Repair

Sold at. Music stores nationwide and online including www.shop.usa.yamaha.com from September 2010 through November 2014, and, separately, as a service repair part, for about $70.

Official record

Licence: US Government recall data made available for business and application reuse

Attribution: Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notice