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CPSC, Mintek Digital Inc. Announce Recall of Portable DVD Player Batteries

Recalled June 8, 2005 · CPSC recall 05187 · Mintek Digital

Hazard

The battery can overheat and explode while recharging, posing a burn and fire hazard to consumers.

Remedy

The company is out of business and a remedy is no longer available. Please discard the battery pack appropriately. The product may still be used on AC power.

Units

About 116,000

Incidents / injuries

Mintek has received 10 reports of incidents, including nine cases of the battery pack overheating and/or catching fire and one report of the battery pack overheating and bursting.

Description

The recall involves battery packs used with the Mintek portable DVD players with a 7" (diagonal) screen and model number DVD-1710. "Mintek DVD-1710" is printed on the top and bottom of the unit. The DVD player is silver and gray colored and the battery pack is silver with a nameplate on the bottom that is marked RB-LiP01 or RB-LiP02.

What to do

The company is out of business and a remedy is no longer available. Please discard the battery pack appropriately. The product may still be used on AC power.

Contact

The firm is out of business. Consumers should call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054).

Product

Portable DVD player battery packs

Manufacturer(s)

Mintek Digital Inc. of Anaheim, Calif.

Retailers

Electronic and department stores nationwide, including Best Buy, from September 2002 through January 2005, for between $200 and $300.

Made in

China

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →