Product Recalls in 2003

Hazard: Vibration during operation can result in abrasion wear to the fuel tube, leading to a fuel leak. If the fuel leak comes in contact with a spark or flame, it can cause a fire and burn hazard.

Hazard: Fire-Lite models FCPS-24FS6 and FCPS-24FS8, and Notifier models FCPS-24S6 and FCPS-24S8 can have incomplete solder connections. The Notifier model ACPS-2406 can have an improper circuit response with low input voltage. Both of these conditions may result in a building alarm system not functioning properly.

Hazard: The 6-ounce candles can have the wrong size wick, causing the flame to burn irregularly, posing a fire or burn hazard.

Hazard: The pads on the sanders can break apart during use and strike the operator, posing an injury hazard to consumers.

Hazard: The bottom of the hot pot can separate from the top, which could pose a serious burn hazard to consumers.

Hazard: The fuel tank can crack and leak fuel, posing a burn and fire hazard to consumers.

Hazard: The monitor's circuit board can overheat and smoke, posing a fire hazard to consumers.

Hazard: The book sets were sold in cardboard boxes with plastic snaps. The plastic snaps can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Hazard: The antennae of the plush toy can be chewed or pulled off, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Hazard: When used as a tub, babies' body parts can be pinched if the product's footrest is not fully extended, so that it clicks into place firmly.

Hazard: A small knob on the side of the trumpet can break off, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Hazard: As children play on the play set's slide or platform, the 6- to 8-ft free- hanging rope can become entangled around the child's neck. This presents a strangulation hazard to young children.

Hazard: The sparklers' bamboo-stick handles can catch fire, burn and disintegrate and emit burning fragments during use. These sparklers present a fire hazard and a risk of burn injury.

Hazard: The transformer inside the charger can overheat. If this occurs, the charger housing can melt and deform, possibly igniting flammable materials near or on the charger.

Hazard: The engines for these products had fuel lines that were too long and could possibly droop and come in contact with moving parts, which can cut the fuel lines, resulting in fuel leakage.

Hazard: The engines for these products had fuel lines that were too long and could possibly droop and come in contact with moving parts, which can cut the fuel lines, resulting in fuel leakage.

Hazard: These lighters do not have child-resistant mechanisms, as required by federal law. Young children can ignite the lighters, presenting fire and burn hazards.

Hazard: There is the potential for failure of a weld securing the tie-rod plate to the steering column. If the weld fails, the plate can become detached from the steering column, resulting in a loss of steering control.

Hazard: The ATV contains a remote shutoff switch that shuts the ATV off. For the remote shutoff switch to work, the receiver switch on the ATV must be in the on position. It was possible for the ATV to be started with the receiver switch in the off position. The ATV could not be shutoff with the remote switch, should the rider start to act in an unsafe manner. This could cause serious bodily harm.

Hazard: The emergency exit signs have an internal electrical component that could overheat and fail, when connected to 277-volt electrical systems, and melt the enclosure, posing a fire hazard.

Hazard: Screws and other hardware used to keep the bindings intact are too short, causing the binding to separate from the shoe. This poses a fall hazard to consumers.

Hazard: Software in the dive computers may inaccurately calculate desaturation times, resulting in possible decompression sickness under aggressive dive conditions.

Hazard: A tear in a gasket can cause coolant fluid to leak from the picture tube assembly. This can cause smoking, charring, and electrical arcing inside of the television, posing a fire hazard to consumers.

Hazard: These 500-watt light bulbs generate very high temperatures, compared to incandescent and lower wattage halogen bulbs and can start a fire, if they come in contact with curtains, clothes or other flammable material. These bulbs are intended for use in outdoor work lights and flood lamps. To meet the current Underwriters Laboratories standard, halogen torchiere floor lamps must be equipped with a protective glass or wire guard and have a halogen bulb that is 300 watts or less.

Hazard: Arcing may cause the fuser assembly to overheat, posing a fire hazard.

Hazard: Some of these beanbag chairs have zippers that can be opened, allowing access to the polystyrene beads inside the chairs. This poses a suffocation hazard to young children who can unzip the chair and inhale the small beads.

Hazard: The lids on some of the mugs can detach, allowing hot liquid to leak, posing a burn hazard to consumers.

Hazard: The Woody doll's clothing has buttons that can detach, posing a choking hazard for young children.

Hazard: It is a potential choking hazard to young children.

Hazard: If the hardware used to assemble the crib is not tight, the mattress support platform and mattress can fall to the floor. This poses a risk of injury to young children in the crib.