# CPSC, IBM Announce Recall to Repair Computer Monitors
> **CPSC recall** · 2003-03-04 · 03088 · 1 injuries reported
## Recall
- **Number:** 03088
- **Date:** 2003-03-04
- **Injuries reported:** 1
## Products

IBM G51 CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) and G51t Touch Screen CRT Computer Monitors

## Hazards

The monitor's circuit board can overheat and smoke, posing a fire hazard to consumers.

## Retailer(s)

IBM, MicroTouch Systems, and major retail stores nationwide, including Best Buy, CompUSA, Office Max, and Radio Shack, sold the monitors, from June 1997 through December 1998, for about $370.

## Country of manufacture

China; Malaysia

## Description

The recalled IBM monitors include the G51 CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) and G51t Touch Screen CRT models. The G51 and G51t monitors have the following model numbers on a label on the back of the unit: 6541-02N, 6541-02E, 6541-02S, 6541-Q0N, 6541-Q0E, and 6541-Q0S. The label on the back of the recalled G51 models also has a date of manufacture between June 1997 and September 1997. The "IBM" logo can be found on the front of the units.

## Source
- [CPSC recall page](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2003/CPSC-IBM-Announce-Recall-to-Repair-Computer-Monitors-)
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