Recalls in January 1970

June 29, 2009
Ford is recalling about 1,300 Expedition and Navigator SUVs because of a problem with the brake light switch.

The company said the switch may be improperly adjusted, which could result in a delay in the brake light illuminating.

Dealers will adjust the switch free of charge when the recall begins in July.

Owners may contact Ford at 1-866-436-7332 or at www.ownerconnection.com.

Consumers may contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153) or at www.safercar.gov.

Lynn of St. Louis writes:
My Cherokee fleece pants caught on fire while standing around a camp fire. It was 11 in the morning and a spark from the fire hit my pants and within 3 seconds created a hole 8" X 6". I was on fire!

I put myself out by beating the flame but endured 2nd degree burns on my hands in doing so. I would never have thought those pants to be so flammable. Luckily I had leggings on underneith which were charred but not burnt.

Damages: Trauma from the incident Extreme pain from the burn. A doctor's visit. Medication. Scaring Loss of clothing.

Lynn should report this to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2001 -- LaJobi Industries is voluntarily recalling about 400 "Molly" and "Betsy" style wooden cribs. These cribs have cut-outs in the end panels that allow young children to get their heads trapped, possibly resulting in strangulation. The cribs fail to meet federal safety standards.

LaJobi has not received any reports of injuries involving these cribs but in the past there have been deaths reported in other firms' cribs with end panel cut-outs. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury.

The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

Both cribs have openings on each end panel. The end panels on the "Molly" style cribs are made of solid wood with openings on both sides. The end panels on the "Betsy" style cribs are constructed with wood slats. The model numbers are printed inside the headboard at the bottom.

Juvenile specialty stores nationwide sold the cribs between May 2000 through September 2001 for about $700 for the Molly model and $650 for the Betsy model.

Consumers should stop using these cribs immediately and contact LaJobi to receive replacement end panels. Consumers can contact LaJobi at (888) 266-2848 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. Consumers can also visit the firm's web site at www.bonavita-cribs.com.

June 9, 2009
About 2,900 Bonavita "Hudson" and Babi Italia Pinehurst drop-side cribs are being recalled. The wooden crib slats can detach or break creating a gap, which can pose a fall, entrapment and strangulation hazard to infants and toddlers.

CPSC and LaJobi Importers have received a total of 33 reports of drop side detachment due to spring pin failure. In these reports, two children became entrapped and one child fell from cribs. Both entrapped children were freed by caregivers, one child was bruised.

The recalled cribs are wood with a metal mattress support and have drop sides and were sold in a variety of finishes including cherry, espresso, natural, and white. Hudson and Pinehurst drop side cribs with production dates from December 2006 through August 2007 are included in the recall. The recalled cribs have the production date, product order (PO) number, item number, and color printed on a label attached to the footboard or headboard.

The Babi Italia Pinehurst drop side cribs were sold exclusively by Babies R Us. Bonavita Hudson drop side cribs were sold at Baby Basics, Beautiful Beginnings, and Buy Buy Baby stores and childrens product stores nationwide for about $300. Cribs were sold from December 2006 through December 2007. They were made in China.

CPSC urges parents and caregivers to immediately stop using the recalled cribs and find an alternative, safe sleeping environment for their baby. LaJobi will provide professional technicians to perform in-home installations of a free retrofit hardware kit. Consumers should contact LaJobi to register for the free retrofit kit service.

For additional information, contact LaJobi toll-free at (866) 688-9009 anytime, or visit the firms Web site at www.LaJobi.com

The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2000 -- Pier 1 Imports is voluntarily recalling about 600 stuffed snowmen and 1,300 stuffed reindeer toys. The toys have small parts, which could come loose, posing a possible choking hazard to young children.

The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), which said that no choking incidents have been reported.

The snowman is about 10-inches high with a black hat, red scarf, two buttons attached to the body and an orange nose. The reindeer is brown, about 8-inches high with a red scarf and a set of fabric- covered wire antlers. The label on the snowman reads "Pier 1 Imports" and "SKU#1840236." The label on the reindeer reads "Pier 1 Imports" and "SKU#1840249." Pier 1 Imports stores nationwide sold these toys from August 2000 through October 2000 for about $6.

Consumers should take these toys away from young children immediately. Return the toys to the store where purchased for a refund or exchange. For more information, call Pier 1 Imports at (800) 245-4595 between 8:30 a.m. and 11 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. CT Saturday, and 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. CT Sunday.

June 25, 2009
Loyal Bedding Inc. is recalling about 2,700 mattresses that do not meet federal flammability standards.

This recall involves all Loyal Bedding mattress sets (Mattresses and Mattresses with Foundations). They were sold in twin, full, queen, and king sizes. "Loyal Bedding" and "Classic Rest", "Designer Collection", or "Smart Loyal" are printed on a label at the foot of the top of the mattress.

The mattresses were sold by retailers throughout Puerto Rico from July 2007 through February 2009 for between $165 and $300. They were made in the U.S.

Consumers should immediately contact Guaynabo Industrial for a store credit or a refund.

For additional information, contact Guaynabo Industrial Inc., at (877) 888-2552 between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. AT Monday through Friday or visit the firm's Web site at www.guaynaboindustrial.com.

The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

April 13, 2006
Ford Motor Co. is recalling 134,365 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner SUVs without side air curtains or moonroofs because of inadequate safety padding.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that Ford dealers will make modifications to the "energy absorbing material located above the headliner" on the driver's side of the SUV.

Dealers will adjust the padding the driver's side free of charge. NHTSA says the recall is necessary to prevent injuries during a crash.

The vehicles affected by the recall are from the 2005 model year, according to NHTSA.

No injuries or accidents are connected to the recall.

October 28, 2009
Sony is recalling about 69,000 AC adapters supplied with its VAIO computers. Insulation inside the AC adapter can fail over time, posing an electrical shock hazard to consumers.

Sony has received four reports of adapters short circuiting. No incidents occurred in the United States. No injuries have been reported.

The items were sold by SonyStyle stores and Web site, authorized electronics retailers and authorized business-to-business dealers nationwide from September 2005 through October 2009 for between $900 and $3300 for desktop computers and $250 and $300 for docking stations. They were made in China.

Consumers should turn off their computer, unplug it and stop using the recalled AC adapters immediately and contact Sony to arrange for a free replacement of the affected AC adapter.

The recalled AC adapter model is the Sony VGP-AC19V17, which was supplied for use with the following Sony products:

For more information, contact Sony toll-free at (877) 361-4481 anytime, or visit the firm's Web site at esupport.sony.com/ac19adapter.

The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 1999 -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Kolcraft Enterprises of Chicago, Ill., is recalling about 754,000 infant car seat/carriers for repair.



When used as an infant carrier, the handle can unexpectedly move from the intended carrying position, causing the seat to suddenly rotate. When this happens, the infant can fall to the ground and suffer serious injuries.

"Kolcraft is offering a free repair kit to address the problem," said CPSC Chairman Ann Brown. "It's an easy repair to make, and it is designed to protect your baby from a very serious injury."

There have been more than 3,000 reports of handle-related problems, the majority of which report that the handle of the infant car seat/carrier unexpectedly moved from the intended use position, resulting in 42 injuries to infants. Some children were restrained in the carrier and others were not. These injuries range from a skull fracture and concussions to cuts, scrapes and bruises.

"Riding in a child safety seat on the car's rear seat for every trip is the safest way to transport young children in a motor vehicle," said NHTSA Acting Administrator Rosalyn Millman. "The recall announced today is not related to how the seat performs while in a car. Parents should continue using these carriers as car seats."

The recall involves Kolcraft infant car seat/carriers with the model names: Infant Rider, Secura, Travel-About, Plus 4, Plus 5, Kolcraft Infant Restraint, Kolcraft Infant Car Seat and Playskool Infant Car Seat manufactured from January 1, 1993, through June 30, 1999. The five-digit model/style number and manufacture date, written as month/day/year and possibly the model name are written on a label on the side of the seat.

Some car seat/carriers also were sold with strollers. If the first digits of the model/style numbers on your car seat/carrier match the numbers in the following list, then it is subject to this recall. Model Style Number Series* of Affected Kolcraft Car Seat/Carriers 1312X, 1382X, 1383X, 1384X, 1385X, 368XX, 43XXX, 7700X

*There are a total of 50 Model/Style numbers affected by this recall. Juvenile product, mass merchandise and major discount stores nationwide sold the car seat/carriers beginning in January 1993 for about $30 to $60 when sold alone, or $100 to $150 when sold with strollers. Kolcraft will provide a free repair kit designed to make the handle more secure. The repair can be done easily in the home.

Consumers should not carry the seat by the handle until it has been repaired. Consumers can continue to use the product as a car seat or in combination with the stroller. CPSC, NHTSA and Kolcraft remind parents and caregivers to always restrain infants when in the car seat/carrier according to instructions.

To receive a free repair kit or for more information, call Kolcraft toll free at (877) 776-2609, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Seats manufactured from July 1, 1999, have newly designed handle mechanisms and are not part of this recall.

The Kolcraft Rock N Ride is not part of this recall.

CPSC and NHTSA have cooperated in two other infant car seat/carrier recalls - Evenflo's On My Way and Cosco Inc.'s Arriva and Turnabout.

WASHINGTON, June 22, 2000 -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Vtech Industries LLC is recalling about 34,000 toy baby phones. The toy phones have a ball-shaped antenna which can detach, presenting a choking hazard to young children.

CPSC and Vtech Industries have received nine reports of the plastic ball detaching from these phones. One child reportedly started to choke on one of these plastic balls.

The toy is called Little Smart Soft Songs Baby Phone. The cordless baby phone has a mirror, four colorful talking musical buttons, a ringing light-up phone button and a red on/off button. The phone is yellow with a blue padded border and a yellow ball-shaped antenna. A label on these toys reads "Soft Songs Baby Phone 39100." Writing on the phone includes "VTECH" and "Little Smart Soft Songs Baby Phone."

Wal-mart stores nationwide sold the toy phones from January 2000 through May 2000 for about $10.

Consumers should immediately take these toy phones away from children. For more information, contact VTech at (800) 521-2010 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. CT Monday through Friday FOR A REPLACEMENT PHONE or visit their web site.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Kinderkids^TM, of Lawrence, Kan., is voluntarily recalling about 18,000 inflatable playrings. Babies sit inside the playring, which is used as an activity center and looks like a pool float. When a baby leans his face against the side of the playring, the soft surface covers the baby's nose and mouth, restricting airflow, and posing the risk of suffocation.

CPSC has received one report of a 6-month old baby found gasping for air after falling asleep face down in the playring. The baby was removed from the playring without injury. CPSC is aware of infant suffocation deaths when their airflow is restricted from contact with soft surfaces.

The recalled playring, which measures 40 inches in diameter, has a yellow, plastic, inflatable, inner tube with a multicolor cloth covering. The cloth covering features eight activities for babies, including a boat rattle, a mirror flower, a soft teether on a puppy's collar, a butterfly, and a squeak ball and fish. A tag on the bottom of the cloth covering reads "Warning!" and "Recommended for children 6 to 18 months." The packaging reads, "Discovery Playring," "MADE IN CHINA" and "Not to be used in water." They are sold with plastic foot pumps for inflating the playrings.

Walmart stores, and One Step Ahead, a mail-order company, sold the playrings from July 1998 though April 2000 for between $20 and $35.

Consumers should stop using the playrings immediately and contact Kinderkids for information on how to receive a refund. Consumers should call Kinderkids toll-free at (888) 433-6251 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2000 -- Action Performance Companies Inc. is recalling about 1,600 race car collectibles, displayed as illuminated race car panels.

The race car is etched into a glass panel, measuring about 11 inches long, 6 inches wide, and .25 inch thick. The glass panel sits in a black plastic base, which is equipped with a fluorescent light and plug.

The available glass panels include the Tony Stewart Home Depot Car, Jeff Gordon Dupont Car, Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Car and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Car. The recalled collectibles are model numbers W9927077, W9927308, W9927019, and W9927215.

The model number is found on a sticker affixed to the "Action Racing Collectibles, Inc." box. Specialty stores nationwide sold the product during December 1999 for about $75.

Consumers should stop using the fluorescent light bases immediately and contact the company to receive a free replacement base. For instructions on receiving the replacement base, contact Action Performance Companies toll-free at (888) 810-4057 between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. MT Monday through Friday. Consumers also can access the company's web site at www.goracing.com or write to Action Performance Companies at 4707 E. Baseline Road, Phoenix, AZ 85040.

WASHINGTON, May 16, 2002 -- Philips Electronics is voluntarily recalling about 93,000 speaker power adapters sold with Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) business desktop computers. The speaker power adapter's power cord connector is not grounded, posing a potential shock hazard to consumers.

HP received one report of a Philips speaker power adapter plug that was not grounded which was discovered by a consumer during an electrical inspection. No injuries have been reported.

The speaker power adapters were included in HP's P1534A External Amplified Speaker sets. There is a label on the bottom of the speakers with the model number "P1534-60001." The package includes a black rectangular power adapter, which is about 3-inches high, 2-inches wide and 2-inches long. The adapter has two permanently attached power cords: one that connects to the light or dark gray speakers and a "T-junction" plug that connects to the computer. The speaker power adapter has "Model D12-1-A-950" and "Made in China" printed on a white label on the power adapter.

HP and business computer retailers sold personal computers with the speaker power adapters nationwide mostly to businesses. Some of these businesses then sold the computers to employees for personal use. HP's web site also sold the powered speakers and adapters with HP business desktop computer bundles, as well as packaged individually. The adapters were sold between October 2000 and April 2002 for about $34.

Consumers should unplug the T-junction plug immediately and stop using the speakers. Consumers should contact Philips Electronics at (800) 870-7193 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday for a free replacement speaker power adapter.

The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

April 28, 2009
Paramount Fitness Corp. is recalling about 150 leg curl machines. A consumer's hand can become caught between the cylindrical counter weight and the frame of the fitness machine, posing a crushing hazard that can result in lacerations and finger amputation.

Paramount has received three reports of incidents, including a finger amputation and two finger-crushing injuries.

This recall involves the Paramount Fitness PL2100 leg curl machine. The single station weight machine is designed to exercise the hamstring muscles. Serial numbers involved in this recall include: PL21-9301-000 through PL21-9510-099. The serial number is printed on the back of the weight stack frame on the lower right. Model number PL2100 is printed on the exercise procedure label on the front of the machine. The Paramount Fitness logo is printed vertically on the frame.

The machines, made in the United States, were sold by Paramount Fitness and fitness specialty dealers nationwide from January 1993 through October 1995 for about $2,400.

Consumers should immediately stop using the fitness machines and contact Paramount Fitness to receive a free repair kit.

For additional information, contact Paramount Fitness at (888) 825-8905 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. PT daily, or visit the firm's Web site at www.paramountfitness.com.

The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2000 --In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Empire Industries, of Tarboro, N.C., is recalling about 113,000 battery-powered children's riding vehicles, marketed as "Power Drivers" or "Buddy L," for repair. The vehicles' battery chargers can overheat, presenting fire and injury hazards to children.

CPSC and Empire have received about 100 reports of chargers overheating, melting or burning. Five house fires have been reported resulting in at least $100,000 in property damage. One child and one adult received burns to hands on overheated charger jacks.

The Power Driver vehicles being recalled are powered by two 6-volt batteries, and were manufactured from July 1995 to December 1996. The vehicles are made of plastic and were sold under the following model names: Go-Kart, Beach Splash, Sun Dream, Trail Tracker, Rescue Patrol, and Chevy Z-71 Pick-Up Truck. The model name and Power Drivers appear on each vehicle. The company will help consumers identify if their model is part of the recall. Power Driver vehicles are intended for children 3 to 8 years old, and the vehicles' speed ranges from 2.5 to 5 mph, depending on the model.

Toy stores and retail catalogs sold the vehicles nationwide from July 1995 through December 1997 for about $130 to $250.

Consumers should stop using the vehicles immediately and contact Empire at (800) 872-1869 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday to receive a free, new charger adapter with an overcurrent fuse. Consumers should not charge the vehicles or let children use the vehicles until they have received the new charger adapter with fuse.

April 12, 2006
Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 57,000 Lexus sedans worldwide to fix a faulty seat belt.

The recall involves four Lexus models made between July and December of 2005.

Toyota reports that the seatbelts for the driver's and front passenger's seats in the GS430, GS350, IS250 and IS350 models may not be pulled out or retracted appropriately due to a defective winding device.

Toyota had received a total of 236 complaints about seatbelts from users between September and last month. The belt's winding device was developed only for use in Lexus cars.

Toyota will replace seat belts in both front seats, which can become jammed inside the holding due to the faulty part, the company said.

No accidents have been reported because of the seatbelt defect, according to Toyota.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2000 --The Betesh Group is voluntarily recalling about 47,000 "John Lennon" crib mobiles. The screws that connect the mobile's arm assembly and crib clamp can become loose if overtightened and tThe arms can detach and fall into the crib, injuring the baby inside.

The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

CPSC and The Betesh Group have received seven reports of bumps and scratches to babies after the mobiles attached to their cribs fell on them.

John Lennon Musical Mobiles hang from white wooden dowels that attach to cribs with white clamps. "John Lennon^TM" and "MADE IN CHINA" is written on the wind-up music box that turns the mobile.

The music box plays the song, "Imagine." The mobile has colorful wooden cut-outs of a rhinoceros, two elephants, a giraffe and a bird hanging from yellow ribbons. Below each animal is a round disk with a drawing of the animal it hangs from on the bottom.

Department and specialty stores sold these mobiles from June 1999 through August 2000 for about $39.

Consumers should stop using these mobiles immediately, and call The Betesh Group to receive a free replacement plastic mobile with stuffed animals. For more information, call The Betesh Group at (877) 810-4264 anytime, or write to: The Betesh Group, One East 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016.

February 5, 2009
The Land of Nod is recalling about 750 Cottage bunk beds. When screws are missing from the upper bunk's guardrails, the vertical slats on the guardrails can detach and pose the risk of children falling when getting into or out of the upper bunk.

The firm received two reports of vertical slats detaching from the upper bunk guardrails. No injuries have been reported.

The Cottage Bunk Beds can be configured as bunk beds or as twin beds. The assembled bunk bed dimensions are 81.5 inches (length) by 43.5 inches (width) by 74.5 inches (height). The beds were sold in both white (model #s 236-519 and 188-174) and pine/honey finishes (model #s 459-410 and 172-596) and included a long and a short upper bunk guardrail, each of which should be secured to the inside of the upper bunk bed's side rail with screws. Stickers bearing the model numbers are located on the inside of the lower bunk headboard.

The beds were sold through the Land of Nod catalog, Web site www.landofnod.com and at The Land of Nod stores in Illinois and Washington state from January 2006 through January 2009 for about $1,100. They were made in Brazil.

Consumers should check that all screws that attach the guardrails to the upper bunk have been installed. If the screws have not been installed, stop using the beds as a bunk bed immediately and contact The Land of Nod to receive new screws free of charge. All known purchasers have been notified of the recall.

For additional information, contact The Land of Nod at (800) 933-9904, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday.

The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).