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Hedstrom Makes Second Appeal for Repair of Riding Toy ATV

Firm no longer in business. Recall remedy no longer available. Discard the product. Do not donate or resell.

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Name of Product:
Hedstrom "Probe VI" battery-powered toy all-terrain vehicle
Hazard:

The riding toys manufactured prior to June 1985 can catch fire because they do not have fuses.

Remedy:
Dispose
Recall Date:
July 07, 1988
Units:

Approximately 30,000

Consumer Contact

For further information, consumers may call CPSC's toll-free Hotline at 800-638-CPSC.

Recall Details

Description:

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Hedstrom Corporation of Bedford, Pa., again warned consumers to obtain a free repair kit for the company's "Probe VI" battery-powered toy all-terrain vehicle following reports to government safety experts that three more riding toys have caught fire or smoked. Hedstrom first announced availability of the repair kit last December, but consumer response has been slow.

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, there have been 11 reported incidents of the six-wheeled toy ATVs catching fire. Serious personal injury or property damage could result if the riding toys are not modified with the repair kit to reduce the risk of fire.

Hedstrom said affected riding toys may be identified by checking the model label on the front underside of the plastic body. Models subject to the repair program, all of which do not contain fuses, are 67-3890, 67-3891, 67-3892, 67-3893 and 67- 38931. The label shows a manufacturing date prior to June, 1985, after which the company added fuses to the wiring harness. All riding toys equipped with fuses are not subject to the repair program.

Consumers having any of the affected Hedstrom Probe VI riding toys should immediately stop using the toy and discard or destroy the toy. The firm is out of business and a remedy is no longer available.

 

Top of the picture of a Probe VI
Middle of the picture of a Probe VI
Bottom of the picture of a Probe VI

The ones manufactured prior to June 1985 can catch fire because they do not have fuses. Models affected are:

67-3890
67-3891
67-3892
67-38921
67-3893
67-38931
with dates of manufacture prior to June 1985, as shown on the model identification label.

Remedy:

Consumers having any of the affected Hedstrom Probe VI riding toys should immediately stop using the toy and discard or destroy the toy. The firm is out of business and a remedy is no longer available.

Incidents/Injuries:

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, there have been 11 reported incidents of the six-wheeled toy ATVs catching fire.

Recall number:
88-046

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