Product Recalls in 2005

Hazard: There are three separate issues involved in this safety recall: Front Suspension Spindle - The nut that fastens the upper control arm ball joint to the suspension spindle can loosen. If this occurs, continued operation could allow the spindle to break and release the upper control arm, posing a risk of loss of control of the vehicle. Fuel Tank Chaffing - The fuel tanks can contact the chassis along the bulkheads, leading to wear on the tank walls. This could pose a fuel leakage and possible fire hazard to consumers. Gasket - The gasket sealing the fuel pump assembly to the tank can develop cracks. This poses a risk of fuel leakage and fire hazard to consumers.

Hazard: The treadmill can unexpectedly accelerate and cause users to fall and sustain injuries.

Hazard: The chair's safety lock can fail, allowing the chair to collapse or fold unexpectedly. Children's fingers can become caught or entrapped in the hinge and slot areas of the chair, posing a pinch or cut hazard. This can cause severe lacerations and finger tip amputations to children's fingers.

Hazard: The chair's safety lock can fail, allowing the chair to collapse or fold unexpectedly. Children's fingers can become caught or entrapped in the hinge and slot areas of the chair, posing a pinch or cut hazard. This can cause severe lacerations and finger tip amputations to children's fingers.

Hazard: Children's fingers can become caught or entrapped in the hinge and slot areas of the chair, posing a pinch or cut hazard. Note: In 2004, Meco recalled red-colored children's folding chairs because paint on the chair contained excessive lead levels, posing a lead poisoning hazard to young children.

Hazard: The nylon valves on these extinguishers can separate from the steel cylinder during the 6-year recharge service or shortly afterwards, creating a safety hazard to fire extinguisher service personnel and consumers.

Hazard: The metal buttons can come loose and detach from these garments, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Hazard: The tips of the clickers, which make a clicking sound when the Walker Wagon wheels move, can break off. The broken clickers pose a choking or aspiration hazard to young children.

Hazard: The centerpiece of these bicycle aero bars can crack or break, causing the bicycle rider to lose control and crash.

Hazard: Small parts could break off the truck, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Hazard: The head and cover of these torches can come loose or be dislodged during use, allowing torch fuel to spill. This poses a risk of burn injuries and property damage.

Hazard: The handlebar can crack or break, causing the handlebar to possibly detach while in use, posing a risk of injury to young children.

Hazard: The device can unexpectedly propel on the ground or unintentionally explode during use, posing a risk of burn injuries to consumers.

Hazard: When the blaster balls are hit together, they can produce a spark that can catch on fire, posing a risk of burn injuries to consumers.

Hazard: Consumers may have mistakenly purchased the dart guns, thinking it was a decorative walking stick, posing the risk of injury, if someone used the gun for its intended purpose.

Hazard: The vitamins contain iron, but do not have child-resistant packaging, as required by federal law. They could cause serious injury or death if ingested by a child.

Hazard: The door on these safe-boxes may not latch properly when closed, possibly giving children and others unauthorized access to a firearm.

Hazard: The stuffing of the toy may contain tips of sewing needles, which could pose a puncture hazard.

Hazard: These strollers can fail to latch properly and unexpectedly collapse while in use. This can result in broken bones, cuts, bumps, bruises and other injuries to young children riding in the stroller and consumers pushing the stroller.

Hazard: The bath seats are not intended and should not be used with certain non-traditional or sunken bathtubs. In these types of tubs, the bath seat can break, tip over and a child can fall into the water.

Hazard: The axles on these lawn tractors can crack and break, if subject to extreme load amounts. Should the axle break, it could cause a loss of control and result in injuries to the rider.

Hazard: The rear wheel freehub mechanism can malfunction, causing no resistance when pedaling. The bicycle rider could lose balance, fall and suffer injuries.

Hazard: The accelerator pedal can temporarily stick when depressed, resulting in unexpected acceleration or difficulty braking.

Hazard: The aluminum center section of the wheel can come apart, causing the tire and rim to unexpectedly separate from the ATV, posing a risk of serious injury if the rider loses control of the vehicle.

Hazard: The candles can burn at an excessive height or cause the outer shell to catch fire, posing a potential fire and burn hazard.

Hazard: A weld on the bench frame, under the seat, can crack and separate from the main frame, allowing the bench to collapse and the user to fall and suffer injuries.

Hazard: A problem with the lid support on the trunk could cause the lid not to stay open, posing the risk of an impact injury to a child's head, fingers or hands.

Hazard: A faulty component in the condenser fan motor can short circuit. This could cause the condenser fan motor to overheat, posing a potential fire hazard to consumers.

Hazard: A problem with the lid support on the toy chest could cause the lid not to stay open, posing the risk of an impact injury to a child's head, fingers or hands.

Hazard: Hydrogen gas can build up in the battery compartment and cause the battery cover and the battery package to forcefully expel from the product, posing a risk of injury to the user or bystanders.