Household items, electronics, toys, and furniture
Stihl Inc. of Virginia Beach, Va.
The fan wheel on these backpack blowers could break, resulting in pieces of plastic flying out of the blower housing. This poses a risk of injury to the user or a bystander.
Target Corp., of Minneapolis, Minn.
The sharpener's razor blade is exposed when the cover is removed. Also, the pencil sharpener hole is large enough to allow a finger to fit inside. This poses a laceration hazard to children and adults.
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An internal short can cause the battery cells to overheat and melt or char the plastic case, posing a burn and fire hazard.
Kelty Division of American Recreation Products Inc., of Boulder, Colo.
Stroller handle-locking clips can unlock during use, causing stroller to collapse.
Polaris Industries Inc., of Medina, Minn.
The fuel tank filler neck on these snowmobiles can crack. A crack in the filler neck area may cause the filler neck to separate from the fuel tank. A crack or filler neck separation may allow fuel or fuel vapors to escape from the fuel tank, posing a fire hazard.
Bombardier Recreational Products Inc., of Valcourt, Providence of Quebec, Canada
The drive pulley inner flange could break, resulting in the broken flange fragments becoming projectiles. This situation could cause serious injuries or death to the rider or bystanders.
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The chair and ottoman do not have locking zippers or warning labels. CPSC is aware of children who have died from suffocation when they unzipped, inhaled and ingested small pellets in similar bean bag furniture.
A.O. Smith Water Products Co., of Ashland City, Tenn.
The water heaters can accumulate soot on the burners, posing a fire hazard.
Adjmi Apparel Group, of New York, N.Y. (Adjmi is an authorized licensee of children's apparel products of Reebok, of Canton, Mass.)
The zipper slider and pull on the fleece pullovers can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Dan Dee International Ltd., of Jersey City, N.J.
The decorative covering on the candles can ignite, posing a fire and burn hazard.
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LUX 3/8-inch spinlock bolts supplied with these units may not have been properly heat treated, which can result in the bolts breaking. Bolt failure during lifting for rooftop installation or after installation could cause the unit or components to fall and injure bystanders.
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If the lamp drive circuit touches the shield case, the unit is not grounded and, if a person were to contact metal terminals at the back of the unit, there is a potential for electric shock.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., of South Korea
If the front-load washer is operated at maximum load capacity, the spinner could malfunction and break apart, posing a safety risk to consumers.
W.C. Wood Company Inc., of Ottawa, Ohio
The defrost heater coil can become exposed inside the units, which poses a potential shock hazard to consumers. In some cases, the exposed heater wire can also melt, or burn the unit's interior plastic food liner.
Arctic Cat Inc., of Thief River Falls, Minn.
The brakes on these vehicles can fail.
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The recalled jewelry contains high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
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The recalled jewelry contains high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
PMI, of Seattle, Wash.
The handle on the thermos bottles can break, causing the vacuum seal to fail and release organic, non-toxic charcoal powder insulation into the air. This can cause consumers to suffer short-term vision problems and temporary breathing problems when they inhale the powder.
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Beads of glitter glue on the colored ribbons could detach and pose an aspiration hazard to young children.
Robertshaw Controls Co., of Long Beach, Calif.
Screws on some water heater valves could break. If this happens, gas could leak from the valve, which poses a risk of gas explosion and fire.