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Consumer Products Recalls

Household items, electronics, toys, and furniture

9,571 Total Recalls

Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarms

GE Security, Inc., (GE Security) of Tualatin, Ore.

Class II - Moderate

The recalled units fail to detect carbon monoxide after 1 year of operation, due to an internal software error. These CO alarms do not provide an "end of life" signal or other indication of inoperability, even if the test button is depressed.

Feb 12, 2004 Clothing & Accessories Nationwide View Details โ†’

Drop-In Floor Box

Lamson & Sessions Inc. of Cleveland, Ohio

Class I - Dangerous

The recalled floor boxes contain undersized wires and are wired with the polarity reversed. These problems present a risk of shock or electrocution and a possible fire hazard.

Feb 12, 2004 Clothing & Accessories Nationwide View Details โ†’

Solis hair dryers

Solis, of Switzerland

Class I - Dangerous

These hair dryers do not have an immersion protection device or ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) on the power cord, which poses a serious electrocution hazard if dropped in water.

Feb 10, 2004 Other Consumer Products Nationwide View Details โ†’

Children's Sweatshirts

Meijer Distribution Inc., of Grand Rapids, Mich.

Class II - Moderate

The sweatshirts have drawstrings in the hood. Children can get entangled and strangle in the drawstrings, that can catch on playground equipment, fences or tree branches.

Feb 5, 2004 Children's Products Nationwide View Details โ†’

Swing-N-Slide "Mega Rider" Swings

Swing-N-Slide, of Janesville, Wis.

Class II - Moderate

The plastic handle on the Mega Rider swing could crack at the seat connection, allowing the metal connecting rod to pull out. If this occurs, a child on the swing could fall to the ground.

Feb 5, 2004 Children's Products Nationwide View Details โ†’

Sta-Rite System 2 and AquaTools Filters and Filter Systems

Sta-Rite Industries, Inc. of Delavan, Wis.

Class II - Moderate

The Posi-Lokโ„ข locking ring, which secures the filter's upper tank shell to the lower tank shell (see diagram), can disengage from the lower tank shell, allowing the top shell of the filter to blow off, causing injury to nearby consumers.

Jan 28, 2004 Home & Garden Nationwide View Details โ†’

SCG Liquid Propane Overfill Protection Devices (OPD valves)

SCG Miyairi (Thailand) Company, LTD, of Thailand

Class I - Dangerous

When the cylinder on the gas grill is filled to capacity and exposed to increased temperatures, liquid propane, instead of gas vapor, can leak out and cause the gas regulator valve to freeze. When the regulator valve thaws, if it has not been turned off, gas will flow to the grill. The resulting build-up of gas in the grill can pose a serious fire hazard to consumers.

Jan 27, 2004 Other Consumer Products Nationwide View Details โ†’