Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls in March

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced several voluntary recalls of products in March.  In cooperation with the CPSC, the voluntary recalls are:

• American Suzuki Motor Corp., Brea, Cal. (voluntary recall of about 1,900 Suzuki 2005 Model Year Eiger ATVs, which were assembled with an improperly assembled plastic fuel tank, which posed a potential fuel leak and fire hazard)
• American Tack & Hardware Co., Saddle River, N.J.(voluntary recall of about 35,000 “Forever-Glo Nite Lites, because of a short circuit in the lite light which could cause it to overheat)
• BRIO® Corp., Germantown, Wis., a subsidiary of RIO AB, of Sweden (voluntary recall of about 2,100 BRIO Pull-along Snails, a toy with a rattle containing a bell; the rattle can come apart and the bell poses a small parts choking hazard for young children)
• Performance Inc., Chapel Hill, N.C.(voluntary recall of about 10,200 2006 Performance Travel Trac Trainers, because of a blocking mechanism in the base of the trainer that could break and cause the bicycle to disengage from the stand, creating a fall hazard)
• Eugster/Frismag, of Switzerlandand Capresso Inc., of Closter, N.J.(voluntary recall of about 28,000 C100 Capresso Automatic Coffee Centers, because of an electrical connector in the espresso machine that could erode, presenting a fire hazard)
• Nashbar Direct, Canfield, Ohio(voluntary recall of about 2,500 because of a blocking mechanism in the base of the trainer that could break and cause the bicycle to disengage from the stand, creating a fall hazard)
• Decathlon USA, Wilmington, Mass.(voluntary recall of about  230 Quechua “Rn’x7FX” snowboard bindings, because the binding’s plastic base could break during use, posing a risk to snowboarders of falling and serious injury)
• Sunright International, Norcross, Ga.And Manco Power Sports Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind. (voluntary recall of about 3,200 Manco Blazer Fun-Karts and Sunright International Go-Karts, because of a throttle failure preventing return of the vehicles to idle speed, creating a loss of control hazard for drivers)
• Big Lots Stores Inc., Columbus, Ohio (voluntary recall of about 233,000 sets of Harvest Brand Tea Light Candles, because the candles can burn with a high flame and melt the plastic holders, creating a fire and burn hazard to consumers)
• Little Tikes Co., Hudson, Ohio(voluntary recall of about 20,800 Glowing’ Dino and Glowin’ Doggy Animal Flashlights, because pain on the flashlights could contain excessive levels of lead)
• SSS Inc., Fairfield, N.J. (voluntary recall of about 4,000 Safe-Seat Plus Model Infant Seats  for Shopping Carts, because the sets have a white chalky powder or residue on their surface, which could cause skin to children coming into contact with the residue; the UV Absorber has separated from the seat due to a molding defect affecting some of the seats produced in one or more molding runs).

MKS