Household items, electronics, toys, and furniture
Select Brands, of Lenaxa, Kan.
While in operation, the plastic pitcher can separate from the blade assembly, leaving the blade assembly in the base and exposing the rotating blades. This poses a laceration hazard to consumers.
LG Electronics Tianjin Appliance
The power connector for the dehumidifier's compressor can short circuit, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers and their property.
Deere & Company of Moline, Ill.
Hardware used to hold the mower blade brake assemblies on the mower decks can break. This can cause the mower blades to spin longer than normal after the operator turns off the power, posing a laceration hazard.
Deere & Company of Moline, Ill.
Hardware used to hold the brake assembly to the transmission housing can break. This can cause the brakes to fail, posing an injury hazard due to loss of control.
Kubota Manufacturing of America Corp., of Gainesville, Ga.
The fuel hose clamp can detach from the fuel filter and allow gas to leak out, posing a fire hazard.
Weehoo Inc., of Golden, Colo.
The receiver on the trailer's seat post hitch can crack and cause the trailer to detach, posing fall and crash hazards to the child in the seat.
Unknown Manufacturer
The hair on the Chloe and Sophie dolls may contain loops that are large enough to fit around a child's head and neck, and the headband on the Audrey doll, if loosened, can form a loop that fits around a child's head and neck. These loops can pose a strangulation hazard.
Unknown Manufacturer
The motorcycle handlebar clamp can develop cracks during normal use causing the handlebars to move from their set position. This can result in the rider losing control of the vehicle, posing a fall or crash hazard.
Unknown Manufacturer
A black plastic ball attached to the resistance cord's door anchor can unexpectedly release and strike the user, posing an injury hazard to consumers.
Unknown Manufacturer
The pourable gel fuel can ignite unexpectedly and splatter onto people and objects nearby when it is poured into a fire pot that is still burning. This hazard can occur if the consumer does not see the flame or is not aware that the fire pot is still ignited. Gel fuel that splatters and ignites can pose fire and burn risks to consumers that can be fatal.
Unknown Manufacturer
The LED night lights can overheat, smolder, and melt which may cause minor burns to consumers.
Manhattan Group LLC, of Minneapolis, Minn.
The toy's U-shaped parts can break, posing a choking hazard.
Unknown Manufacturer
The sling-style swing seats can crack or split prematurely, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
Petzl SAS, of Crolles, France
Excessive force on the handle can cause it to become stuck in the open position. When stuck open, the assisted braking function is disabled, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
Unknown Manufacturer
Engine vibration during use of the trimmers can cause wear on the fuel line, leading to a propane fuel leak. The Straight Shaft Trimmers' propane canister can crack at the neck during use. In addition, high temperatures may develop near the Curved Shaft Trimmers' plastic cutting guard, causing the guard to deform and fall off. These issues pose burn, fire and laceration hazards to the user.
Unknown Manufacturer
The wooden step stools can break apart or collapse under the weight of the user, posing a fall hazard.
Unknown Manufacturer
The boots could fail to provide the intended protection against compression and impact, posing the risk of a foot injury to consumers. The boots have hard composite toe material rather than steel.
Unknown Manufacturer
The enamel coating on the cast iron casseroles can crack or break during use. This can cause the enamel to crack and fly off as a projectile, posing a risk of laceration or burn hazard to the user or bystanders.
Huichang Furniture Co. Ltd., of China
A consumer's finger can get caught in an opening in the chair's tilt mechanism, posing a pinch hazard to consumers.
Unknown Manufacturer
Missing or worn clamp pads allow the chairs to detach from a variety of different table surfaces, posing a fall hazard. In addition, when the chair detaches, children's fingers can be caught between the bar and clamping mechanism, posing an amputation hazard. Also, user instructions for the chairs are inadequate, increasing the likelihood of consumer misuse.