Product Recalls in 2000

Hazard: The lawnmowers' fuel tanks' seam can split or crack, leaking fuel, and creating a fire and burn hazard to consumers.

Hazard: When the 3-in-1 Cradle Swing detachable seat is used as a carrier, the locks for the handle can unexpectedly release, causing the seat to flip forward. When this happens, infants can fall to the ground and suffer serious injuries. The nylon bands that hold the surface level of the Bounce 'n Play Activity Dome can detach, allowing the surface to tilt. This can cause an infant to slide down against one end and be trapped in a position, bsing difficult to breathe, posing a suffocation hazard.

Hazard: The Skeet Shoot games' cartridges can be defective, and can cause the projector to overheat, melt and smoke, presenting a risk of burns to consumers.

Hazard: The product presents an electrical shock hazard because the unplugged end of the cord is energized when the other end is plugged in.

Hazard: The screws holding the chair's front leg folding mechanism can work loose, causing the chair to collapse, resulting in injury.

Hazard: The power cord insulation can tear where the cord attaches to the vacuum, exposing bare wires. This poses a risk of shock and burns to consumers.

Hazard: Some of these futons may fail cigarette ignition resistance tests, in violation of the federal Flammable Fabrics Act, because the boric acid flame retardant inside the futons may not have been evenly disbursed. This could result in burn injuries, should one of these futons catch fire.

Hazard: Cracks in the interior tub of these wipe warmers can allow water to contact the electrical components. This can result in consumers receiving an electric shock.

Hazard: The heads on these tools can detach when in use, striking the user or a bystander and causing serious injury.

Hazard: The shape and size of the rattle's handle allow it to become lodged in the throats of babies, posing a choking hazard. The rattles violate the Federal Hazardous Substances Act for the design and construction of baby rattles.

Hazard: The pull toy's wheels can break off and the bead can detach from the pull string, posing small parts choking hazards to young children.

Hazard: The stroller's brake can fail, causing the stroller to unexpectedly roll away, resulting in injury to a child.

Hazard: CPSC is warning consumers that certain baby mattresses and mattress pads encourage the potentially deadly practice of placing babies to sleep on their stomachs, and claim that the products reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Despite the claims, CPSC is not aware of any evidence that proves that babies can safely be placed to sleep on their stomachs on these products, or that using the products will reduce the risk of SIDS.

Hazard: These lighters can leak butane when they are ignited, causing an excessive burst of flame from the tip or other areas of the lighter. This presents a risk of fire and burn injuries to consumers.

Hazard: The coffeepot's handle can break, causing the pot to fall. Consumers can suffer burn injuries from hot coffee or lacerations from broken glass.

Hazard: The battery packs' clips can come loose, causing the battery packs to fall. When working with these tools, falling battery packs weighing about 2.2 pounds can cause injury.

Hazard: The wiring in these power strips is undersized and poses shock, electrocution and fire hazards.

Hazard: The front suspension forks on these bikes might not have been welded properly, and can break apart during use, resulting in serious injury to the rider.

Hazard: Flames, sparks or molten particles can spew through the front grill cover of the heater into the living area of a residence, putting consumers at risk from fires, including burn injuries, smoke inhalation and property damage. The heaters also can become energized creating a risk of electric shock.

Hazard: The light fixtures can short circuit, posing a fire hazard.

Hazard: The heat-sealed Tommy Hilfiger flag logo appliques on these socks can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Hazard: Snaps located on the flap pockets of these jackets could be removed, presenting a choking hazard to infants and young children.

Hazard: These storm doors were manufactured without retaining pins in the upper windows. The upper window can fall out and could injure nearby consumers.

Hazard: The product does not suppress fires and could intensify fires.

Hazard: The fluorescent light base of the unit becomes extremely hot and can melt, presenting a fire hazard.

Hazard: The wooden wheels and pegs attached to the toy could come off, presenting a choking hazard to young children.

Hazard: The lighters do not have any child-resistant mechanisms, as required by the Consumer Product Safety Act. Young children could ignite the lighters, presenting a fire hazard.

Hazard: The lids on these toy chests could fall onto a child's head or neck. An investigator for the Georgia Office of Consumer Affairs discovered the problem with the toy chest while conducting retail surveillance for CPSC.

Hazard: The fuel filters on these engines can leak gasoline, posing a fire hazard to consumers.

Hazard: The sweatshirts, which fail to meet federal mandatory standards for fabric flammability, could ignite readily and present a serious risk of burn injuries, in violation of the Federal Flammable Fabrics Act. Fabrics that do not comply with the standard typically burn faster than newspaper.