🏠 Consumer Products • 537 recalls
Aristo Home and Garden, of West Deptford, N.J.
The lighters fail to meet federal safety standards because they lack child-resistant mechanisms. If young children gain access to these multi-purpose lighters, they can pose a fire hazard or burn risk.
CSPS Metal Co. of Taiwan
Advanced Catalyst Systems independently discovered that sustained strong winds blowing into the back scoop of the hood can force hot exhaust through the control panel and could cause it to overheat. If the front panel overheats, it can compromise the integrity of the gas valve assembly, which could cause a fire.
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An internal electrical component of the coffeemaker can overheat and ignite, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Heat & Glo, of Lakeville, Minn.
Gas in the fireplace can accumulate prior to burner ignition. When ignition takes place, it can cause the glass window to shatter and create a risk of burns or lacerations from broken glass.
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An interruption of power to the toaster can cause the heating elements to unexpectedly self-start and could ignite any flammable items left on top of the unit, posing a fire hazard.
Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp., USA of Lincoln, Neb.
On some units, the nut which secures the front upper suspension arm pivot bolt could come loose during vehicle use. Continued use of the vehicle could allow the nut to come off, and the upper suspension A-arm pivot bolt to back partially out. This would result in a loss of steering control, and possibly cause the rider to crash and suffer injury or death.
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The lighters lack child-resistant mechanisms that meet federal safety standards. Young children could operate these lighters, which pose a fire hazard. Federal standards require multi-purpose lighters to have the same level of child-resistance as required in the safety standard for cigarette lighters. The child-resistant mechanism must operate safely, function for the expected life of the lighter, and not be easy to deactivate. The child-resistant mechanism also must automatically reset after each use.
Country Home Products, Inc. of Vergennes, Vt.
These leaf and lawn vacuums have a plastic elbow and blower exit adaptor that is connected to the top of the shredding chamber. The plastic can crack, allowing stones, large sticks, and other material to puncture the plastic. This creates the possibility that pieces of plastic or other debris can fly upward toward bystanders or the operator. When this occurs, the potential for personal injury or property damage exists. This is more prone to occur when the outside temperatures are below 35 degrees.
Robertshaw Controls Company of Long Beach, Calif.
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.
Exmark Manufacturing of Beatrice, Nebraska
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.
Scag Power Equipment, of Mayville, Wis.
Fuel can leak out of the carburetor, posing a risk of fire and burn injuries.
Deere & Company of Moline, IL
The fuel tanks can crack and leak fuel, presenting a potential for fire or burn injuries.
Lakewood Engineering & Manufacturing Company of Chicago, Illinois
Fire hazard if an electrical failure leads to overheating and melting of plastic parts.
The Byer Manufacturing Company, of Orono, Maine
The legs of the stool can bend and the stools may collapse, when used on smooth hard floor surfaces.
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These lawnmowers contain an electronic switch in their handlebar. In certain instances, this switch is not aligned properly, in which case the mower does not comply with the mandatory federal safety standard for lawnmowers under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. The safety standards require that lawn mowers contain a blade control system that includes a handlebar that is designed to cause the motor to stop in the event that the operator ceases to maintain a grip on the handlebar. In units containing the defective switch, when the handlebar is released, the motor continues to run, which causes the blade to continue to spin. When this occurs, the potential for personal injury or property damage exists.
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Recessed thermal protector may cause a fire hazard if heater is left on, while covered by a blanket or similar item.
Runtal North America, Inc., Ward Hill, Mass.
The towel rack may overheat and rupture when overloaded with towels, releasing heated fluid, which could result in a burn injury.
Goodman Company, L.P., of Houston, Texas
Fire hazard, resulting from this chain of events: filter becomes clogged due to lack of maintenance, severely restricting airflow and resulting in elevated internal temperature; this may cause two safety switches to stop working during the product's expected life; if the blower wheel then stops when the product is operated in the heating mode, a fire hazard can develop.
Kanaan Co., Ltd., of Seoul, Korea
The stool could collapse and cause the person using the stool to fall. The stool does not meet the firm's strength requirements.
NCR Corp., of Dayton, Ohio
The product does not have required child-resistant packaging or required warning labels. The product contains ethylene glycol, posing an ingestion hazard to young children.