[Recalls Page]

March 2009 Recalls and Product Safety News

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Conair Corporation, of Stamford, Conn., is voluntarily recalling about 45,000 Clothing Irons. The clothing iron can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Yamaha Motor Corp. U.S.A., of Cypress, Calif., is announcing a free repair program to address safety issues with all Rhino 450, 660, and 700 model off-highway recreational vehicles. Yamaha has also agreed to voluntarily suspend sale of these models immediately until repaired. Consumers should immediately stop using these popular recreational vehicles until the repair is installed by a dealer.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Central Fireplace, of Greenbush, Minn., is voluntarily recalling about 760 Direct Vent Gas Fireplaces. Excess gas can accumulate in the firebox if the pilot light is not lit or has gone out. When consumers relight the pilot light, the accumulated gas can ignite with force and shatter the glass fireplace doors posing a serious laceration hazard.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Outerwears Inc., of Schoolcraft, Mich., is voluntarily recalling about 500 Outerwears Funnel Pre-Filters. The Funnel Pre-Filters can create a flash when they are removed from the fuel tank posing a fire hazard.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Lenovo (United States) Inc., of Morrisville, N.C., is voluntarily recalling about 230 AC Adaptors used with ThinkVision Soundbars. The plastic shell of the AC Adaptor can crack, posing a risk of electric shock to consumers.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Electrolux Home Care Products Inc., of Bloomington, Ill., is voluntarily recalling about 320,000 Ergorapido, Pronto and Precision Vacuums. The vacuum’s battery can expand and burst, posing a risk of injury to the user and bystanders.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Rusty North America, of Irvine, Calif., is voluntarily recalling 635 Hooded Fleece Sweatshirts. The sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with MM Compound LLC (also known as Metal Mulisha Clothing), of Irvine, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 2,200 Hooded Fleece Sweatshirts. The sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with W.C. Bradley/Zebco Holdings Inc., doing business as Zebco Brands, of Tulsa, Okla., is voluntarily recalling about 2,700 Children’s Fishing Poles. The paint on the reels of these fishing poles contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Four Star Group USA Inc., of Hopkinton, Mass., is voluntarily recalling about 13,000 Fresh Décor 10 Count LED Star String Lights. Electrical wiring in the lights can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Dysfunctional Clothing LLC, of Irvine, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 450 Hooded Fleece Sweatshirts. The jackets have a drawstring through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with La Jolla Sport USA, of Irvine, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 9,700 O’Neill Children’s Sweatshirts with Drawstrings. The jackets have a drawstring through the hood which poses a strangulation hazard.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Golden Grove Trading Inc., of Covina, Calif. d/b/a Crystal Castle®, is voluntarily recalling about 6,100 Children’s Hooded Fleece Jackets. The jackets have a drawstring through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with OKK Trading, of Los Angeles, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 2,900 Baby Necessities pacifiers. The pacifiers are banned under federal law. They failed federal safety tests when the nipples separated from the base. This poses a choking hazard to young children.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Fisher-Price, of East Aurora, N.Y., is voluntarily recalling about 24,000 3-in-1 High Chairs. The seat can fall backwards from high chair frame if the booster seat release is unlatched while the child is in the product. Also, the seat back can detach if not fully snapped in place, posing a fall hazard and risk of serious injury to young children.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Aviva Sports, Inc. of Camdenton, Mo., is voluntarily recalling about 14,000 Aviva Leaps and Bounds Folding Trampolines with Safety Pad (“L&B”) and Aviva Pirate Jump ‘N Play Trampolines (“Pirate”). The metal support legs of the trampoline can bend or break and the bungee cords that secure the mat to the frame of the trampoline can fray or break, posing a fall hazard to the user.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Acer America Corp., of San Jose, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 215 Acer Predator Desktop Computers. The insulation on the computer’s internal wiring can become bent or stripped, causing the wires to overheat while the product is in use. This poses a burn hazard to consumers.

Each year, unintentional poisonings from consumer products commonly found in the home kill about 30 children and prompt more than 2 million calls to the nation's poison control centers. More than 90% of these calls involve poisonings in the home. On average, each year an estimated 80,000 children are treated in hospital emergency departments for unintentional poisonings.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with FloraCraft Corp., of Ludington, Mich., is voluntarily recalling about 930,000 Solar System Kits and DNA Kits. The surface coating on the educational kit’s wires can contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Human Touch LLC, of Long Beach, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 20,000 Human Touch LLC “Perfect Chairs”. The screw on the underside of the Perfect Chair recliner can cut or entangle children or pets.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Montessori N’ Such, of Sterling, Va., is voluntarily recalling about 1,000 various containers used in instructional kits. Surface paints on the products contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Sycamore SCS, of Louisville, K.Y., is voluntarily recalling about 1,500 Sycamore Pro Gas Generators. A plastic sediment cup attached to the bottom of the fuel valve can crack during shipping and handling and cause fuel leakage or spillage, posing a fire hazard to consumers.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Nordstrom, of Seattle, Wash., is voluntarily recalling about 31,000 pairs of Girl’s Shoes. Surface paint on the outer sole of these shoes contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with State Farm, of Bloomington, Ill., is voluntarily recalling about 800,000 (in the United States) and 27,000 (in Canada) State Farm Good Neigh Bears. The eyes on these bears can come off, posing a choking hazard to young children.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Cannondale Bicycle Corporation, of Bethel, Conn., is voluntarily recalling about 1,300 2009 Six 5, Six 6, Six Carbon 5 and Six Carbon 6 Bicycles. The bicycles fail to meet the federal safety standard for bicycles. Spoke protector discs, required on bicycles to prevent the bicycle chain from interfering or suddenly stopping the wheel, are missing from these bicycles. This poses a fall hazard to the rider.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Kubota Manufacturing of America Corp., of Gainesville, Ga., is voluntarily recalling about 9,500 Kubota Zero Turn Riding Mowers. The carburetor can fail allowing fuel to leak, posing a fire hazard.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Seattle Cotton Works, LLC, of Bellevue, Wash., is voluntarily recalling about 40,000 Hooded sweatshirts. The sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood that can pose a strangulation hazard to children.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Tippmann Sports LLC, of Fort Wayne, Ind., is voluntarily recalling about 13,000 Tippmann® A-5® Paintball Markers. The end cap assembly on the rear of certain A-5® markers can break and eject during use, posing a risk of injury to the operator.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Valero Marketing & Supply Co., of San Antonio, Texas, is voluntarily announcing a recall to inspect about 919,000 barrels of propane (LP) gas. An odorant is added to propane to help alert customers to a propane gas leak, but this propane might not have the recommended level of odorant. Failure to detect leaking gas can present a fire, explosion or thermal burn hazard to consumers.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Walter Kidde Portable Equipment Inc., of Mebane, N.C., is voluntarily recalling about 167,000 Kidde XL Fire Extinguishers. The pressurized cylinders in the recalled fire extinguishers could lose pressure and fail to operate. In the event of a fire, this failure could put a consumer and property at risk.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Pure Fishing Inc., of Columbia, S.C., is voluntarily recalling about 2,600 Shakespeare Casting Game and Fishing Kits. The label on the fishing rod contains a surface coating containing high levels of lead in violation of the ban on lead in paint.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Electra Bicycle Company LLC, of Vista, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 3,000 2009 Model Electra Bicycles with Front Trays. The front tray on the bicycle can come loose and contact the front tire, posing a fall hazard to riders.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Pronto Sports Inc., of Anoka, Minn., is voluntarily recalling about 600 pairs of DBX Glide Boys Ice Skates. Surface paint on the ice skates contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Big Lots Stores, Inc., of Columbus, Ohio, is voluntarily recalling about 31,000 Style Elements Hair Dryers. The hair dryers are not equipped with an immersion protection device to prevent electrocution if the hair dryer falls into water. Electric shock protection devices are required by industry standards for all electric hand-held hair dryers.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with Infantino LLC, of San Diego, Calif., are voluntarily recalling about 172,000 (in the United States) and 12,000 (in Canada) Infant Toys. The infant toys have blue metallic fabric that can detach from the toy, posing a choking hazard to young children.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Maytag Corp., of Newton, Iowa, is voluntarily recalling about 1.6 million Maytag®, Jenn-Air®, Amana®, Admiral®, Magic Chef®, Performa by Maytag® and Crosley® brand refrigerators. An electrical failure in the relay, the component that turns on the refrigerator’s compressor, can cause overheating and pose a serious fire hazard.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging consumers to replace their smoke alarm and carbon monoxide (CO) alarm batteries this Sunday as clocks are turned ahead for Daylight Saving Time.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Rettig Belgium NV, of Belgium, is voluntarily recalling about 36 (in the United States, 113,000 worldwide) Radson Wall-Mounted Radiators. The radiator can come loose from the wall, and fall on people near it.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Wiseco Performance Products, of Mentor, Ohio, is voluntarily recalling about 420 Off-Road Dirt Bike Connecting Rods or Crankshaft Assemblies. Engine stress could cause the connecting rods to crack and the engine to lock up, posing a crash hazard.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Springfield Wire Inc. (SWI), of Springfield, Mass., is voluntarily recalling about 13,000 Ritchie Immersion Heaters. The outer cover of the immersion heater can crack and expose the heating element to water, posing a shock hazard to consumers.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Universal Distribution Center LLC, of Edison, N.J., is voluntarily recalling about 52,000 Holiday Ultra-Brite Lights. The lights have undersized wires that can easily pull out of the plugs and light sockets becoming exposed. This poses an electric shock and fire hazard to consumers.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with All-Clad Metalcrafters LLC, of Canonsburg, Pa., is voluntarily recalling about 30,000 All-Clad 4-Square Belgian Waffle Makers. Wiring inside the waffle maker can be damaged and contact the waffle maker’s metal body, posing a shock or fire hazard to consumers.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Nautilus Inc., of Vancouver, Wash., is voluntarily recalling about 78,000 Bowflex® Ultimate 2 Home Gyms (about 68,000 home gyms were recalled on December 6, 2007). The home gym's horizontal seat rail is designed to be latched in a vertical position for storage. If the seat rail is not manually latched, it can fall unexpectedly on the user or a bystander, posing a risk of serious injury.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Alpargatas USA Inc., of New York, N.Y., is voluntarily recalling about 210,000 Children’s flip flops. Decorative paint on the sole of the flip flops can contain levels of lead in excess of the federal standard.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Seventh Avenue, is voluntarily recalling about 430 Tealight Candleholders (imported by Berkeley Designs, of Hawthorne, Calif.). The faceted resin accents on the sides of the candleholder can ignite, posing a fire hazard.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Frontrow, of Petaluma, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 41,000 NIMH AA Rechargeable Batteries. The batteries can rapidly overheat, posing a burn hazard to the user.