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๐Ÿ  Consumer Products โ€ข 542 recalls

Aloha radiant Heaters

Unknown Manufacturer

Class I - Dangerous

Recessed thermal protector may cause a fire hazard if heater is left on, while covered by a blanket or similar item.

Nov 9, 2004 Home & Garden Nationwide View Details โ†’

Runtal Sundance Towel Radiator

Runtal North America, Inc., Ward Hill, Mass.

Class II - Moderate

The towel rack may overheat and rupture when overloaded with towels, releasing heated fluid, which could result in a burn injury.

Oct 5, 2004 Home & Garden Nationwide View Details โ†’

Package Terminal Air Conditioner/Heat Pump (PTAC)

Goodman Company, L.P., of Houston, Texas

Class I - Dangerous

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.

Sep 30, 2004 Home & Garden Nationwide View Details โ†’

Ebtek Brand Backpack with Stool

Kanaan Co., Ltd., of Seoul, Korea

Class II - Moderate

The stool could collapse and cause the person using the stool to fall. The stool does not meet the firm's strength requirements.

Sep 22, 2004 Home & Garden Nationwide View Details โ†’

NCR Universal Inkjet Refill Kits

NCR Corp., of Dayton, Ohio

Class II - Moderate

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.

Sep 15, 2004 Home & Garden Nationwide View Details โ†’

Ceiling Fans with Light

Vaxcel International Co. Ltd., of Glendale Heights, Ill.

Class II - Moderate

These ceiling fans were assembled without the proper wire insulation sleeving, which could result in exposed wiring. Consumers could receive an electrical shock during installation or removal.

Aug 13, 2004 Home & Garden Nationwide View Details โ†’

60-watt B10 Dรฉcor Light Bulbs

Osram Sylvania Products Inc., of Danvers, Mass.

Class III - Low Risk

The glass bulb can separate from its base and break during use. The broken glass can present a laceration injury to consumers, the hot broken bulb can present a burn injury to consumers, and an exposed bulb filament can present a shock hazard if handled while power remains applied to the fixture.

Aug 4, 2004 Home & Garden Nationwide View Details โ†’

Lawn Tractors and Riding Mowers

Simplicity Manufacturing Inc., of Port Washington, Wis.

Class III - Low Risk

A safety switch under the seat of these lawn tractors and riding mowers is designed to stop the mower blade turning within 5 seconds of the operator leaving the tractor seat. The recalled mowers' blades can continue to turn longer than 5 seconds after the operator leaves the seat, posing a laceration and amputation hazard.

Jul 20, 2004 Home & Garden Nationwide View Details โ†’

"SMC" brand oscillating floor fans

SMC Marketing Corp., of Grand Prairie, Texas

Class I - Dangerous

The electric power cord can be damaged by the oscillation motion of the fan. The damage to the cord can result in a short circuit and possible ignition of the plastic case, posing a fire hazard.

Jun 10, 2004 Home & Garden Nationwide View Details โ†’

Sun-Sational Electric Heater

Lakewood Engineering and Manufacturing Co., of Chicago, Ill.

Class II - Moderate

Electrical connections inside of the heater can become loose. This could cause the metal portion of the heater to become energized, posing a serious shock hazard to consumers.

Mar 17, 2004 Home & Garden Nationwide View Details โ†’

Space Heaters

Unknown Manufacturer

Class I - Dangerous

The power cord connection can overheat and cause the cord to separate from the space heater. This poses a fire, burn and shock hazard.

Mar 4, 2004 Home & Garden Nationwide View Details โ†’