June 8, 2005
Mintek is recalling about 116,000 portable DVD player battery packs. The battery can overheat and explode while recharging, posing a burn and fire hazard to consumers.
Mintek has received 10 reports of incidents, including nine cases of the battery pack overheating and/or catching fire and one report of the battery pack overheating and bursting.
The recall involves battery packs used with the Mintek portable DVD players with a 7 (diagonal) screen and model number DVD-1710. Mintek DVD-1710 is printed on the top and bottom of the unit. The DVD player is silver and grey colored and the battery pack is silver with a nameplate on the bottom that is marked RB-LiP01 or RB-LiP02.
The players were sold at electronic and department stores nationwide, including Best Buy, from September 2002 through January 2005 for between $200 and $300.
Consumers should stop using and stop recharging the battery pack immediately and contact Mintek Digital for a free replacement battery. Consumers can continue to use the DVD player, with the AC power adapter and not the battery pack, until they receive a replacement battery pack.
Consumer Contact: Contact Mintek Digital toll-free at (866) 709-9500 anytime or visit the companys Web site at www.mintekdigital.com. Consumers also can contact the company by mail at Mintek Digital Inc, 4915 E. Hunter Ave., Anaheim, CA 92807
The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
