Household items, electronics, toys, and furniture
Matsushita Electric Corporation of America, Secaucus, New Jersey
The TV/VCR cabinets can break when lifted by the ventilation holes in the top rear of the cabinet, permitting the TV/VCR to fall and injure hands and feet.
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The helmets may not meet CPSC safety regulations for helmets, which poses a risk of a rider sustaining a serious head injury if he/she falls from a bicycle.
The W.E. Bassett Company, of Shelton, Conn.
The plastic handles can detach and cause consumers to lose their grip, resulting in injuries to the eyes and face.
Friedrich Air Conditioning Co., of San Antonio, Texas
The rotary dial switch on these units can be positioned between the high and low speed fan setting. This can cause the units to overheat and possibly catch fire.
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The recalled rugs violate the federal Flammable Fabrics Act and could ignite, presenting a risk of burn injuries.
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The cone-shaped nozzle can unexpectedly come off the water gun and be propelled, causing injury.
Shivvers Manufacturing, of Corydon, Iowa
The ends of the blades on these Country Clipper riding mowers can break off and become projectiles, leaving the mower deck at a high rate of speed. The recalled blades can break because "slots" in the blade cause metal fatigue.
BSH Home Appliances Corp., of Huntington Beach, Calif.
These range hoods could have the blower motor installed with a screw that might penetrate the motor housing, posing an electric shock hazard to consumers.
Coaster Co. of America, Santa Fe Springs, Calif.
Because they do not fit together properly, the weights can fall off the handles of these dumbbells and strike the user.
Simplicity Manufacturing Inc., of Port Washington, Wis.
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.
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The fire pit spark screen can catch fire when it comes into direct contact with a flame, posing a burn and fire hazard to consumers.
Jo-Ann Stores Inc., of Hudson, Ohio
The plastic oil canister can melt when the torch is in use, posing a fire hazard.
Snow Peak USA, Inc., of Clackamas, Ore.
Plastic parts in the pump connected to the camping stove can crack or become dislodged. When exposed to extreme temperature change, the blue plastic shrinks around the aluminum parts and has been observed to crack the outer plastic housing. The air tube on some of the pumps can become unglued and dislodged. Both of these failures can permit gas to leak.
Target Corp., of Minneapolis, Minn.
Components on the trucks could detach, posing a choking and sharp point hazard to young children.
Zhejiang Anlu Cleaning Machinery Co. Ltd., of China
These electric pressure washers do not have a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) on the power cord, which poses a serious electrocution hazard if the unit comes into contact with water.
Georgia Boot, of Franklin, Tenn.
The boots may have been mislabeled to indicate that they are resistant to electrical current, which is incorrect. This may result in a serious shock or electrocution to consumers.
NETGEAR Inc., of Santa Clara, Calif.
The plastic housing on these units can detach, posing a shock hazard.
Elkay Manufacturing Company, of Oak Brook, Ill.
These electric water coolers can overheat and present a fire hazard.
Graco Children's Products, of Exton, Pa.
The swing's carrying handle can fail to stay in place properly and drop or be pushed down, hitting a child in the head. Additionally, the 3-point seatbelt can fail to prevent a child from leaning forward or to either side, posing a risk that the child can fall forward and strike his/her head on the floor or the swing's frame.
Playworld Systems Inc., of Lewisburg, Pa.
The weld between the side arch support and the top rail can fail. If that happens, the swings can collapse, causing children on the swings to fall and be injured by the falling top rail.