Product Recalls in 2007

Hazard: Screws installed improperly can cause the bindings to come loose or pull off the ski board during use, causing the skier to lose control or fall and suffer injuries.

Hazard: During repairs associated with the October 8, 2003 recall, wire nuts were installed improperly, causing the treadmills to overheat and posing a fire hazard to consumers.

Hazard: The fork tips could separate from the fork legs, causing the wheel to come loose from the fork while riding. This could pose a serious fall hazard to riders.

Hazard: Small magnets inside the four game pieces that were sold with the "Cars" backpack can fall out of their plastic enclosure. Magnets found by young children can be swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforation or blockage, which can be fatal.

Hazard: Charging the battery inside the hydration unit's power pack box can result in excessive gas buildup, which can burst the lid of the power pack box off or rupture the box. This poses an injury hazard to bystanders.

Hazard: The rear brake caliper support can crack; this could result in the potential for a loss of the use of the rear brake and subsequently lead to an accident.

Hazard: The swords can break, creating a sharp point, which poses a laceration hazard to consumers.

Hazard: The air pumps can overheat and explode during use, posing a risk of lacerations.

Hazard: The ladder stands can become unstable while in use, causing the user to fall. The addition of one ladder section to the stand makes the platform further away from the bracing. When the stand is at its full height, the distance between the bracing and the platform may result in platform instability prior to attachment to and/or detachment from the tree.

Hazard: The guitar-shaped zipper pulls on each boot can interlock while a child is walking, causing the child to trip and fall.

Hazard: The brake calipers in the front of the utility vehicles may have been installed incorrectly, causing the vehicle to pull to one side during braking. This poses an injury hazard to consumers.

Hazard: A design flaw can cause the aluminum on the chimeneas to catch fire or melt under high temperatures, posing fire and burn hazards.

Hazard: The surface paint on the eyes, nose, and teeth of the skull contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.

Hazard: Paint on the clip of the bookmarks contains excessive levels of lead, which violates the federal lead paint standard.

Hazard: Surface paints on the puppet theater's wooden panels contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.

Hazard: The recalled glow sticks are not properly labeled to warn consumers that the cap and lanyard can detach, posing a choking hazard. Additionally, the lanyard poses a strangulation hazard to young children.

Hazard: The head tube can detach from the rest of the frame, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

Hazard: Snow and ice stuck around the steering idler arm can cause a loss of steering ability, posing a risk of injury and death to drivers and passengers.

Hazard: The bicycle crank can unexpectedly come off, causing the rider to lose control, fall and suffer serious injuries.

Hazard: The brake's hand lever can separate, resulting in loss of braking. This can cause the rider to lose control of the bicycle, posing a risk of injury to riders.

Hazard: The wooden rods at the head and foot of the hammock used to extend the fabric can break, causing the hammock to collapse and the user to fall to the ground.

Hazard: Gas can leak from a regulator's flanges when flange screw heads break, posing a fire or explosion hazard to consumers.

Hazard: The turtle's body can fill with water, causing it to crack or explode, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.

Hazard: The rugs fail to meet federal standards for flammability and could ignite, posing a risk of fire and burn injuries to consumers.

Hazard: Surface paint on the balance beam contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.

Hazard: Surface paints on the ornaments contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.

Hazard: Surface paint on the outside of the wooden box contains excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.

Hazard: Surface paints on the play sets contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.

Hazard: The surface paint on the zipper pull of the lap desk contains lead in excess of the federal lead paint standard.

Hazard: The recalled toys pose a risk of lead exposure to young children.