Product Recalls in 2003

Hazard: The instructions in the book for making lye combine sodium hydroxide and water in an incorrect order. This could cause the mixture to bubble over, posing a burn hazard to consumers.

Hazard: If the lawnmower strikes an object with sufficient force, the crankshaft can bend. Vibration created by a bent crankshaft can eventually result in a fatigue failure of the Roto-stop™ blade brake control assembly. This can allow the cutting blade to continue rotating after the blade control lever is released, posing a risk of injury to consumers.

Hazard: The wheels on the toy car can come off, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Hazard: Fire hazard because of overheating and ignition of dust inside the treadmill's hood. The dust accumulates because of lack of regular maintenance.

Hazard: The lower front suspension arm can separate from the steering assembly, resulting in a loss of steering control and posing a serious risk of injury to the rider.

Hazard: Using a plastic tealight in the turret may cause the tealight to flare up, presenting a fire hazard. Only metal tealight holders should be used.

Hazard: The bicycle pump can become over-pressurized with air, forcing the handle to quickly and unexpectedly rise upward, possibly injuring the user.

Hazard: When used in conjunction with another power protection device, the power supply device can spark, posing a fire hazard to consumers.

Hazard: The air rifles can discharge unexpectedly when the user closes the barrel, posing a serious risk of injury to consumers and bystanders.

Hazard: Under certain operating conditions, particularly when the batteries are near the end of charge, some Segway HTs may not deliver enough power, allowing the rider to fall. This can happen if the rider speeds up abruptly, encounters an obstacle or continues to ride, after receiving a low-battery alert.

Hazard: The melting pots can produce excessive flame and/or ignite, presenting a fire and burn hazard to consumers.

Hazard: These bunk beds have openings between the guardrails and between guardrails and the end structures that are too large. A child's body could slide between the opening and become trapped by the child's head. This poses a strangulation hazard to children.

Hazard: Users could receive a mild electric shock, when the recalled computers are connected to a phone line and the phone rings.

Hazard: Some of these regulators were assembled with an undersized seat disc that could become dislodged and leak propane gas. Propane gas is highly flammable and could ignite, causing a fire or explosion. Consumers should immediately close the valve on the service cylinder if LP-Gas leakage is detected.

Hazard: The batteries originally provided with the flashlight may overheat or explode, presenting a potential for fire or personal injury.

Hazard: The lanterns could produce high levels of carbon monoxide (CO), posing a risk of CO poisoning to consumers if the lantern is used indoors.

Hazard: About 80 of these units were improperly assembled with a metal sleeve that could cause exposed wiring. If this occurs, consumers are at an increased risk of receiving an electrical shock during installation or removal.

Hazard: Some of these hair dryers do not have an immersion protection device on the power cord and could present a serious electrocution hazard, if dropped in water.

Hazard: The bottom edge on the front control panel is sharp and can cause lacerations to the hands.

Hazard: When children are placed in these portable play yards. when the changing table is still in place, they can crawl under and lift the table up. If this occurs, a child's head and neck can become trapped between the changing table and the play yard rail, causing a strangulation hazard. The recall is designed to warn consumers of this hazard, and to provide warning labels to affix to the changing tables.

Hazard: These pacifiers fail federal safety tests, come apart, and can pose a choking hazard to infants and small children.

Hazard: A plastic replica of a balloon, attached to the book, can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Hazard: When pulled to open, the drinking spout on the sports cap can unexpectedly come off, posing a choking hazard for young children.

Hazard: The oil lamp can tip over easily, posing a fire hazard.

Hazard: The walkers will fit through a standard doorway and are not designed to stop at the edge of a step. Babies using these walkers can be seriously injured or killed if they fall down stairs.

Hazard: A security system connected to this device could be prevented from notifying emergency personnel of a hazard. The delay could cause consumers to suffer injuries.

Hazard: The glass cover and components on the grill's thermometer can break, posing a risk of injury to the user or those nearby.

Hazard: The nylon body strap on the swim trainer can detach or tear from the flotation device and release a child into water, posing a serious drowning hazard to young children.

Hazard: The necklace's pendant contains high levels of lead, posing a risk of poisoning to young children.

Hazard: These fire escape hoods do not provide protection against certain chemical warfare agents (Sarin, Tabum and Soman), as previously claimed in marketing materials and on the firm's Web site. The product can still be used as an escape filter hood in fire and smoke emergencies.