Product Recalls in 2004

Hazard: The toys can easily break apart, exposing small parts. This poses a choking hazard to young children.

Hazard: The smoke alarms can fail to activate during a fire or emergency, if installed in combination with certain control panels.

Hazard: The air pistols' safety might move from the engaged or "safe" position to the disengaged or "fire" position when the trigger is pulled once or more and then released. This poses a risk of serious injury if the air pistol is loaded and unintentionally fired.

Hazard: Fire hazard. If the pilot light goes out, the gas valve could stick in an open position, permitting gas to continue to flow. This can result in a gas explosion and fire, which could result in severe personal injury or property damage.

Hazard: The necklaces contain high levels of lead. CPSC regulations ban children's products from containing high levels of lead due to the risk of lead poisoning resulting from contact with these products. The necklaces also contain a sharp point, posing a laceration hazard to young children.

Hazard: A manufacturing defect can cause the metal grommet securing the seat to break. If this happens, the user can fall to the ground.

Hazard: The adapters can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.

Hazard: The bolt attaching the arm to the vertical post can break, causing the backboard to fall and injure someone standing below.

Hazard: The rear shock absorber may have been assembled with an incorrect o-ring, allowing fluid to leak from the shock absorber. Fluid loss from the shock absorber can compromise the shock's damping characteristics, which can render the motorcycle unstable, creating a potential for injury or death.

Hazard: On some units, the rear shock absorber may have been assembled with an incorrect o-ring, allowing fluid to leak from the shock. Fluid loss from the shock can compromise the shock's damping characteristics, which can render the motorcycle unstable, creating a potential for an injury or death.

Hazard: An insufficient bond may cause a break in the converter coupling, which could impact the diver's ability to control buoyancy.

Hazard: The hooded sweaters have drawstrings, posing a strangulation hazard to children.

Hazard: The bulbs can overheat and spark, posing a burn hazard to consumers.

Hazard: The fuel connections between the fuel line and the fuel pump and fuel filter can leak. Failure of the fuel connection can result in leaking fuel and a possible fire, which can result in severe injury or death. In addition, the drive shaft may have been incorrectly heat treated, resulting in brittle drive shafts that could fail at lower loads than the shafts were originally designed to meet. Failure of the drive shaft can result in a loss of braking of the snowmobile and severe injury or death.

Hazard: Recalled ATVs were assembled with an incorrectly sized mounting bolt under the fuel tank. This could result in fuel leakage, presenting a fire safety hazard and risk of injury or death.

Hazard: Due to the location of the fuel line on the Lazer Z EFI riding mowers, a hole can develop, resulting in a fuel leak that could present a fire hazard.

Hazard: The blade drive mechanism may loosen or the motor can separate from the tool. Loosening of the blade drive mechanism can result in kickback of the item being sawed, resulting in possible laceration. Motor unit separation can cause the coasting saw blade to damage the saw wiring resulting in possible electric shock, or the separated motor could strike the user and cause injury.

Hazard: These lawn tractors can develop abrasions on the fuel tank because of the fuel line clamp's location. This can result in a fuel tank leak, which could pose a fire hazard to consumers.

Hazard: Fuel can leak out of the carburetor, posing a risk of fire and burn injuries.

Hazard: Over-inflation of the tires can break the metal tire rim, causing users and bystanders to be struck with pieces of metal.

Hazard: The sole of the sandal can become slippery, causing the consumer to fall and receive bodily injury.

Hazard: The lighting structures may spark if the tube lights are not properly installed, posing a fire hazard.

Hazard: These snow suits and jackets have decorative compasses and corded zipper pull tags that can come off, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Hazard: In some cases, when the vacuum cleaner is left in the "on" position, the rotor can lock up and cause the unit to overheat. This poses a smoke and fire hazard.

Hazard: The fuel tanks can crack and leak fuel, presenting a potential for fire or burn injuries.

Hazard: The buttons on the front and side panels of the overalls can detach from the garment, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Hazard: Fire hazard if an electrical failure leads to overheating and melting of plastic parts.

Hazard: When opening or folding up these exercise machines, consumers can catch their fingers in the hinges. This can result in lacerations, crushing, or amputation to fingertips. This does not occur while users are exercising.

Hazard: Some of these products were sold with loose internal bolt connections, which could result in excessive heat or fire.

Hazard: Under locked condition, it can become overheated and present a potential fire/shock hazard to consumers.