Household items, electronics, toys, and furniture
Muddy Outdoors, of Camdenton, Mo.
Bolts that secure the cam locks to the frame of these climbing sticks that retains the rope around the tree can break, allowing the cam locks to detach from the frame.
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The cribs' drop-sides can detach when hardware breaks, creating a space into which a young child can become entrapped, which can lead to suffocation. A child can also fall out of the crib. Drop side incidents also occur due to incorrect assembly and with age-related wear and tear.
The Toro Company, of Bloomington, Minn.
Exposure to ethanol in gasoline can cause the carburetor needle to become corroded. A corroded needle can stick in the open position and allow fuel to leak from the carburetor, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
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The bicycle fork's legs can separate from the fork crown and cause the rider to lose control, posing a fall hazard and risk of injury.
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The children's metal jewelry contains high levels of cadmium. Cadmium is toxic if ingested by children and can cause adverse health effects.
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The wire welder's torch does not have a cold contactor as erroneously stated on the packaging and instruction manual. Without this feature, the welder generates an electrical arc immediately upon contact with the welding material, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
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The flame arrester screen can become detached from its mounting ring, preventing the throttle valve from returning to the idle position when the throttle lever is released and causing the rider to lose control of the ATV. This poses a serious hazard of injury or death.
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A capacitor on the television's power supply board can fail, posing a fire hazard.
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The bicycle's front fork can crack or break, causing a sudden loss of steering control and posing a fall hazard to bicyclists.
Marley Engineered Products LLC, of Bennettsville, S.C.
The baseboard heaters are labeled for 240 or 208 volt use. However, some of the heaters have an internal heater built for a maximum of 120 volts. If the heater is connected to a 240 or 208 volt electrical circuit as directed, the unit could catch fire.
Whitco Company LP, of Fort Worth, Texas (which is out of business)
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The surface paint on the zippers of the coin purses and the clasps on the jewelry contain high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
Tekkeon Inc. of Tustin, Calif.
The battery cell can short-circuit and overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
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The oral inflator button is not properly bonded to the oral stem and can fall off during use, posing a leak of the buoyancy compensator contents. This poses a drowning hazard.
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The metal substrate in the jewelry contains high levels of cadmium. Cadmium is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
ADK Technology Limited of China
The bicycle's fork steer tube can break, causing the rider to lose control, fall and suffer injuries.
Salomon SAS, of France
The toe portion of the boot pad may unexpectedly release from the touring-style ski binding on a ski, posing a fall or injury hazard to the user.The computers can overheat, posing a burn hazard to the consumer.
Sony Electronics Inc. of San Diego, Calif.
The computers can overheat, posing a burn hazard to the consumer.
Southern Technologies of Mundelein, Ill.
Wires in the motor housing can be pinched, posing a risk of electrical shock to the consumer.
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The bathrobes fail to meet the federal flammability standard for clothing textiles and pose a risk of burn injury.