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Western Digital10-K: Product liability

Facing risk of costly product recalls and "epidemic failure" claims from customers.

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What happened

The company is exposed to significant financial and reputational risk from potential product defects that could trigger "epidemic failure" clauses in customer contracts. Such an event would require replacing defective products and covering other costs, potentially leading to lost revenue and damaged customer relationships.

Source

SEC EDGARAug 14, 2026

Annual report (Form 10-K)

Western Digital 10-K for FY2026

Filing excerpt

Moreover, there is a risk that product defects may trigger an epidemic failure clause in a customer agreement.

sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106040/000162828026057139/wdc-20260703.htmRead the full source

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Signal
10-K: Product liability

What this signalsFilings often name leadership changes, deals and spending plans.

Period
FY2026
Fiscal year end
07/03
Filed
Aug 14, 2026

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Details

CIK
106040
Accession number
0001628280-26-057139
Filing year
2026
Why it matters
Quality management needed
Signal category
Risk

Extraction

Confidence
High
Relevance
80%
Sentiment
Negative
Detected
Aug 18, 2026
signal_type
sec-10k
signal_subtype
productLiability

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{
  "signal_id": "01b5071c-db5b-444c-8d83-6c817e20d750",
  "signal_type": "sec-10k",
  "signal_subtype": "productLiability",
  "detected_at": "2026-08-18T07:04:35.705+00:00",
  "company": {
    "name": "Western Digital",
    "domain": "westerndigital.com"
  },
  "data": {
    "detail": "The company is exposed to significant financial and reputational risk from potential product defects that could trigger \"epidemic failure\" clauses in customer contracts. Such an event would require replacing defective products and covering other costs, potentially leading to lost revenue and damaged customer relationships.",
    "summary": "Facing risk of costly product recalls and \"epidemic failure\" claims from customers.",
    "excerpts": "Moreover, there is a risk that product defects may trigger an epidemic failure clause in a customer agreement.",
    "relevance": 0.8,
    "sentiment": "negative",
    "confidence": "high",
    "source_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106040/000162828026057139/wdc-20260703.htm",
    "filing_date": "2026-08-14",
    "filing_year": 2026,
    "fiscal_year_end": "07/03",
    "sales_relevance": "Quality management needed",
    "signal_category": "risk"
  }
}

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