CPSC Recalls in 2014
296 recalls found
October 2014
Just Like Home Toy Toaster Sets Recalled for Choking Hazard
The plastic toast, under pressure, can crack and break into small pieces creating sharp edges and posing a choking hazard.
Consumers should immediately take this product away from children and return it to any Toys R Us to receive a full refund.
Folding Tables Recalled for Fall Hazard
The folding tables can collapse under excessive weight, posing an impact or falling hazard.
Consumers should immediately stop using the tables and return them to any Michaels store for a full refund.
Sling Fabric Café Sets Recalled for Fall Hazard
The recalled chairs can break due to a missing metal washer plate, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
Consumers should immediately stop using the chairs and contact Dimension to receive a free repair kit or a full refund.
Bicycle helmets Recalled for Injury Hazard
In cold temperatures, the helmet can fail to protect the wearer from impact injuries.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled helmets and return them to Louis Garneau USA for a refund or replacement with a similar helmet.
McDonnell & Miller Low Water Cut-Off control units for Recalled for Fire Hazard
The ground wire and probe wires could be incorrectly assembled in the units by the manufacturer, posing fire and explosion hazards.
Contact Fluid Handling/Xylem for a free inspection, repair or free installation of a replacement low water cut-off unit. The firm is contacting purchasers directly.
Hanging lamps Recalled for Fall Hazard
The cord system can fail to support the weight of the pendant causing it to fall, posing the risk of injury.
Consumers should immediately clear the area under the lamps and contact Rejuvenation for instructions on the free repair or replacement of recalled lamps, including shipping and charges incurred in inspecting, removing and replacing the lamps by using a licensed electrician.
Fiskars® 32-Inch Bypass Lopper Shears Recalled for Laceration Hazard
The lopper handles can break when attempting to cut branches, posing a risk of serious injury and laceration.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled lopper shears and contact Fiskars to receive a replacement lopper.
Bed bug heat treatment system Recalled for Fire Hazard
The flexible, electrical conducting strip at the top of the heating element can break at the corners after multiple setups, posing an electrical fire hazard.
Consumers should immediately stop using and unplug the Expedition and register their unit online to receive an ASC Diagnostic Unit free of charge. The diagnostic unit will immediately turn off the system when it detects a break in the conducting strip.
All-terrain vehicles Recalled for Fire Hazard
In hot environments or high elevations, the fuel cap can fail to vent properly, causing the fuel to heat up and pressure to build up in the tank. The pressure can cause the fuel tank to rupture or the fuel to boil out of the tank onto the operator or hot engine, resulting in burns to the operator or a fire.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled ATVs and contact an authorized KYMCO dealer for a free repair. The original gas caps must be collected by the dealer to confirm the repair.
Zazou women's silk scarves Recalled for Burn Hazard
The scarves fail to meet the federal flammability standard for wearing apparel and pose a risk of burn injury to consumers.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled scarves and contact Zazou Scarves to return them for a full refund. The firm is providing a pre-paid postage label to consumers for shipping.
Koala children's sandals with butterfly wings Recalled for Choking Hazard
The butterfly wings on the children's sandals can rip and detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Consumers should immediately take the recalled sandals away from young children and return the sandals to any Toys R Us or Babies R Us for a full refund.
September 2014
Children's soft-soled shoes Recalled for Choking Hazard
A small metal eyelet can detach from the inside of the sneaker, posing a choking hazard to infants.
Consumers should immediately take the recalled shoes away from children and return the shoes to Macy's or contact Trimfoot for a full refund.
Hardwall Fuel Curb Hose Recalled for Fire Hazard
The crimp on the fuel hose can loosen causing fuel to leak, posing a fire and explosion hazard.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled hardwall curb hose and contact the firm to receive a full refund or a replacement hose.
Push lawn mowers Recalled for Injury Hazard
The engine control/bail lever on the handle can fail, allowing the engine to run and the blades to rotate, posing an injury hazard to consumers.
Consumers should immediately stop using the mower and contact the Husqvarna for a free repair. The company is directly contacting consumers.
Boy's Zipper Hooded Hoodie Recalled for Entrapment Hazard
The sweaters have a drawstring around the neck area which poses a strangulation hazard to children. Drawstrings can become entangled or caught on playground slides, hand rails, school bus doors or other moving objects, posing a significant strangulation or an entanglement hazard to children.
Consumers should immediately take the hoodie away from children. Consumers can remove the drawstring from the garment to eliminate the hazard or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.
Boys Zipper Hooded Sweatshirts Recalled for Entrapment Hazard
The sweatshirts have drawstrings around the neck area which pose a strangulation hazard to children. Drawstrings can become entangled or caught on playground slides, hand rails, school bus doors or other moving objects, posing a significant strangulation or an entanglement hazard to children.
Consumers should immediately take the sweatshirt away from children. Consumers can remove the drawstring from the sweatshirt to eliminate the hazard or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund and a $10 gift card.
Metal Bistro Chairs Recalled for Fall Hazard
The chair's seat can fail to attach to the frame when the chair is unfolded, causing the chair to collapse. This poses a fall hazard to consumers.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled chairs with seats that do not attach to the frame and return them to any Ross store for a full refund.
Bad Boy Buggies Off-Road Vehicles Recalled for Crash Hazard
Incorrect parking brake adjustments and improperly bled brake lines can diminish a consumer's braking ability, posing a crash hazard.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled vehicles and contact Bad Boy Buggies or an authorized dealer for a free repair.
Riding lawn mowers Recalled for Fire Hazard
The ignition module can fail to ground, resulting in overheating and melting, posing a fire hazard.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled lawn mowers and contact a Country Clipper dealer to schedule a free repair.
Gas fireplaces, gas stoves, gas inserts and log sets Recalled for Fire Hazard
The gas valve in the unit can leak, posing a fire hazard.
Consumers should immediately stop using the gas fireplaces, stoves, inserts and log sets, turn off the gas to the units and contact the fireplace store where the unit was purchased to arrange for a free inspection and, if necessary, valve replacement. The firm's dealers are contacting known purchasers.
SBGA-34 Audible Fire Alarm Base Recalled for Fire Hazard
The fire alarm base can fail to sound an alarm, posing a risk of personal injury and property damage.
Consumers should immediately contact Siemens to schedule a free inspection and replacement of the recalled audible base.
GUNGGUNG child's swing Recalled for Fall Hazard
The suspension fittings can break causing a child to fall from the swing, posing a risk of serious injury.
Consumers should immediately take down the swing to prevent use by children and return it to any IKEA store for a full refund. Proof of purchase is not required to receive a full refund for the return.
Kidde hard-wired smoke and combination smoke/carbon mon Recalled for Fire Hazard
The alarms could fail to alert consumers of a fire or a CO incident following a power outage.
Consumers should immediately contact Kidde for a free replacement smoke or combination smoke/CO alarm. Consumers should keep using the recalled alarms until they install replacement alarms.
Arctic Cat Wildcat Trail and Wildcat Trail XT Side by S Recalled for Fire Hazard
Oil can leak from the oil cooler lines, posing a fire hazard.
Consumers should stop using the recalled side-by-side utility vehicles immediately and contact an Arctic Cat dealer to schedule a free repair.
Boy's hooded jacket with a waist drawstring Recalled for Entrapment Hazard
The jackets have a drawstring at the waist that could become snagged or caught in small spaces or vehicle doors, posing significant entanglement hazard to children.
Consumers should immediately remove the drawstrings from the garment to eliminate the hazard or contact Benetton for a full refund.
Gas-powered generators Recalled for Safety Concern
The rear frame support can fail during lifting, posing an impact hazard. The owner's manual can have missing or duplicated pages, which could cause consumers not to receive important operating or safety information.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled generators and contact a Honda Power Equipment dealer to schedule a free repair of the rear frame support and replacement of the owner's manual. American Honda is contacting all registered customers directly.
Rubber tubes Recalled for Safety Concern
Contact with the tube can cause skin irritation.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled tubes and contact Coleman for a free replacement tube.
Cabrinha Kiteboarding 1X and Overdrive 1X Control Syste Recalled for Poisoning Hazard
The Recoil™ spring on the control mechanism can jam, leading to a loss of control, which poses a risk of injury.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled control system and contact any Cabrinha authorized dealer for a free repair part. A list of authorized dealers can be found at www.cabrinhakites.com/dealers.html.
Yamaha snowmobiles Recalled for Fire Hazard
Fuel hose joint can leak during operation, posing a fire hazard.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled snowmobiles and contact their local Yamaha dealer to schedule a free repair. Yamaha is contacting its customers directly.
JVC 42-inch flat panel televisions Recalled for Tip-Over Hazard
The neck of the stand can crack and cause the television to tip over unexpectedly, posing a risk of impact injury to the consumer.
Consumers using the stand assembly (neck and base) should immediately detach it, place the television in a safe location and contact AmTRAN Video for a replacement stand neck. Consumers with wall-mounted televisions should request the replacement neck in case the stand assembly is needed for future use.
Children's sunglasses Recalled for Poisoning Hazard
Surface paint on the sunglasses contains excessive levels of lead, which is prohibited under federal law.
Consumers should immediately take these sunglasses away from children and return them to FGX International for a free replacement or refund, including free shipping and handling.
Carta and "Cotton" Children's Shoes Recalled for Laceration Hazard
A metal thread inside the interior shoe liner can loosen and poke through the shoe lining, posing a laceration hazard to the user.
Consumers should immediately take these shoes away from children and contact the retailer where purchased for instructions on receiving a store credit or replacement. If purchased through Livie & Luca's online, contact the firm for instructions on receiving a store credit for a free replacement pair of shoes with prepaid shipping before disposing of the shoes.
Avant Bicycles Recalled for Fall Hazard
The bicycle front fork can crack, posing a fall hazard.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bicycles and contact Orbea for a free replacement and installation of the bicycle front fork.
Cooking thermometer probes Recalled for Fall Hazard
The plastic insulator located inside the stainless steel probe is not heat resistant and can melt and fall into food, posing an ingestion hazard.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled temperature probes and contact iDevices for a free replacement.
Ultrasonic Clean Mist Humidifiers Recalled for Fire Hazard
Water can enter the base and cause the circuit board to short circuit and overheat, posing a fire hazard.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled humidifiers, unplug them and contact Great Innovations for a repair kit. Great Innovations is contacting known consumers directly by mail.
Tray Vous™ snack and activity trays with connectors Recalled for Strangulation Hazard
The opening between the recalled tray and stroller seat bottom allows an unharnessed child's body to pass through but could trap a child's head, posing a strangulation hazard.
Consumers should immediately remove the recalled trays and connectors from strollers and contact Tray Vous to receive a free replacement tray and connectors.
August 2014
Bunk beds Recalled for Fall Hazard
The bed's side mattress support rails can break, posing a fall hazard.
Consumers should immediately stop using the beds and contact Havertys to arrange for the free installation of free replacement rails. American Woodcrafters and Havertys are contacting their customers directly.
Multi-Purpose Outdoor Shelter Recalled for Fire Hazard
The fabric canopy on the shelters fails to comply with a voluntary flammability standard, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Consumers should immediately remove the canopy from the shelter's frame and store it in a safe place, away from any flame or other source of ignition and then contact Sunjoy Industries for instructions on how to return it for a replacement or full refund. All purchasers have been contacted by the firm.
NRS water sports helmets Recalled for Fall Hazard
The rivets holding the chin strap to the helmet can fail and cause the helmet to fall off in an incident, posing a risk of head injury.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled helmets and return them to the place where purchased or NRS for a free replacement helmet or a full refund.
Hooded swimwear jackets Recalled for Entrapment Hazard
The jackets have a drawstring around the neck area which poses a strangulation hazard to children. Drawstrings can become entangled or caught on playground slides, hand rails, school bus doors or other moving objects, posing a significant strangulation and/or entanglement hazard to children.
Consumers should immediately take the jackets away from children. Consumers can remove the drawstring from the jacket to eliminate the hazard or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.
Amana, Century, Comfort-Aire, Goodman and York Internat Recalled for Fire Hazard
The power cords on the air conditioning and heating units can overheat, posing burn and fire hazards.
Consumers should immediately stop using and unplug the air conditioning and heating units and call the appropriate number listed above or go to www.amana-ptac.com to request a free replacement power cord. Non-commercial owners will receive free installation of the power cord and inspection of the PTAC control board for damages. If the control board has been damaged by the recalled power cord, non-commercial owners will also receive a free installation of a replacement control board. Commercial owners are being contacted directly and will install the power cord and inspect the control board. If the control board has been damaged by the recalled power cord, Goodman will provide a new control board for commercial owners to install.
LED High-Bay Luminaires Recalled for Laceration Hazard
The glass lens on the fixture can break, posing a laceration hazard.
Stop using the light fixtures immediately and contact Cree for free replacements. Cree is contacting purchasers directly.
Hewlett-Packard and Compaq notebook computer AC power c Recalled for Fire Hazard
The AC power cord can overheat, posing a potential fire and burn hazard.
Customers should immediately stop using and unplug the recalled power cords and contact Hewlett-Packard to order a free replacement. Consumers can continue to use the computer on battery power.
Bean bag chairs Recalled for Choking Hazard
The zippers on the bean bag chairs can be opened by children who can then crawl inside, get trapped and suffocate or choke on the bean bag chair's foam beads.
Consumers should check their bean bag chairs for any zippers that can open, take those that can open away from children immediately and contact Ace Bayou for a free repair kit to permanently disable the zippers so that they cannot be opened.
The StoveTop FireStop® Microhood™ Fire Suppressors Recalled for Fire Hazard
The Microhood front canister can fall from the unit and fail to suppress the fire.
Contact WilliamsRDM for a free inspection kit which includes instructions and a tool for performing an on-site inspection and repair of the units. Alternately, units can be shipped back to WilliamsRDM for a free inspection/repair. Firm is contacting consumers directly.
SolarWorld Solar Systems Recalled for Fire Hazard
SolarWorld solar panels installed with bare-copper grounding lugs can corrode which could result in a faulty ground circuit, posing an electric shock, electrocution or fire hazard.
Customers may be able to identify from the ground whether a tin-coated lug (silver) or a bare-copper lug (brown) has been used on their solar panels. Consumers who can identify the improper lugs should contact SolarWorld for replacement. If customers cannot determine which grounding lugs were used, they should contact SolarWorld to have an authorized SolarWorld agent inspect the installation and replace the lugs with tin-coated grounding lugs or equally safe alternative remedy at no cost to consumers. SolarWorld is requesting that distributors and others remove SolarWorld's installation instructions dated before June 2014 from their websites or other commercial information sources.
Kayak and Watersports Storage Hanger Recalled for Fall Hazard
The length adjustment buckles release unexpectedly, causing the item being stored to fall and injure people nearby
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled storage hangers and return them to Attwood or the store where the item was purchased for a full refund or replacement.
Brita hard-sided water filter bottle for kids Recalled for Laceration Hazard
The lid can break into pieces with sharp points, posing a laceration hazard
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled water bottles and contact Brita to receive a postage-paid shipping package to return the bottles for a full refund.
QoR® Synthetic Ox Gall Recalled for Safety Concern
Risk of skin rash or blistering
Consumers should stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a free replacement.
Franklin & Ben Mason 4-in-1 Convertible Cribs Recalled for Fall Hazard
The crib front can separate from the side panels and create a hazardous gap that can allow a child to fall out or become entrapped between the front and side panels.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled cribs and contact the firm for a free repair kit. In the meantime, parents are urged to find an alternate, safe sleeping environment for the child, such as a bassinet, play yard or toddler bed depending on the child's age.