Recall: Fax Machine - HP Fax 1010, 1010xi - Fire Hazard
Name of Product: HP Fax 1010 and 1010xi Machines
Units: About 367,000 units (an additional 84,000 units sold outside of the U.S.)
Importer: Hewlett-Packard Co., of Palo Alto, Calif.
Hazard: An internal electrical component failure can cause overheating of the product posing a risk of burn or fire.
Incidents/Injuries: Hewlett-Packard has received three reports of overheating including two in the U.S. resulting in minor property damage. No injuries have been reported.
Recall: RXV Golf Cars - E-Z-Go - Fall & Injury Hazards
Name of Product: RXV Golf Cars
Units: About 16,500
Manufacturer: E-Z-GO, of Augusta, Ga. (a Textron Company)
Hazard: The hip restraints on the cars can detach at the base, posing a fall and injury risk to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: E-Z-GO has received 20 reports of hip restraints breaking, including nine reports of broken bones and abrasions from falls.
Recall: Children’s Sun Block Jackets & Hoodies - Coolibar Inc. - Strangulation Hazard
Name of Product: Children’s Sun Block Jackets and Hoodies
Units: About 3,000
Importer: Coolibar Inc., of St. Louis Park, Minn.
Hazard: The garments have a drawstring through the hood, posing a strangulation hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines (pdf) to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on the neck and waist drawstrings in upper garments, such as jackets or sweatshirts.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Recall: Remote Controlled Helicopters - Thunder Wolf - Fire and Burn Hazards
Name of Product: “Thunder Wolf” Remote Controlled Indoor Helicopters
Units: About 102,000
Importer/Distributor: Westminster Inc., of Atlanta, Ga.
Hazard: The rechargeable battery inside the helicopter can overheat. This can result in the helicopter’s body melting, as well as a risk of fire or burns to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: Westminster Inc. has received seven reports of overheating and/or melting of the helicopter, including one report of flames and two reports of minor property damage. No injuries have been reported.
ATV Recall: 2008 KYMCO Mongoose
Name of Product: 2008 Model Year Mongoose Youth ATVs
Units: About 1,700
Importer: KYMCO USA, of Spartanburg, S.C.
Hazard: A manufacturing defect in the carburetor can cause the throttle to stick open, posing a risk of serious injury or death to the rider.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
ATV Recall: 2008 Kawasaki KFX50, KFX90
Name of Product: 2008 Model Year KFX 50 and KFX 90 Youth ATVs
Units: About 6,000
Distributed by: Kawasaki Motors Corp. U.S.A., of Irvine, Calif.
Hazard: The throttle can fail to return to the idle position when released or could fail to be at idle on start-up. This could result in loss of vehicle control, posing a risk of serious injury or death to the rider.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Recall: Baby Cribs - 2nd Nature Built to Grow Cribs - Stanley Furniture Company - Entrapment Hazard
Name of Product: 2nd Nature Built to Grow Cribs
Units: About 1,200
Manufacturer: Stanley Furniture Company Inc., of Stanleytown, Va.
Hazard: The cribs could fail to meet a federal safety standard for crib dimensions. When the mattress support is in the middle setting, the space between the mattress and the crib could be too wide, posing an entrapment hazard to infants.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Vehicle Recall: 2004-2005 Mitsubishi Galant
Mitsubishi is recalling 73,000 MY 2004-2006 Gallant passenger vehicles. During vehicle use, the ignition key interlock cable (which is a component of the interlock system) may allow the interlocking cam to fall forward and allow the ignition key to be removed from the ignition switch when the gearshift mechanism is not in the park position. If the driver does not shift to park before removing the key and fails to engage the parking brake, the vehicle could roll and a crash could occur.
Motor Home Chassis Recall: 2007-2008 Spartan K2, K3, MM, SU
Spartan Chassis is recalling 213 MY 2007-2008 MM, and MY 2008 K2, K3, and SU motor home chassis. Certain chassis fasteners may fracture resulting in poor handling of the vehicle, loss of steering, and/or reduced level of suspension performance. Loss of steering will increase the risk of a crash.
Motor Home Recall: 1999-2002 (Coachmen) Georgie Boy Cruise Air, Cruise Master, Landau, Maverick, Pursuit, Suite
Coachmen is recalling 4,231 MY 1999-2002 Georgie Boy Cruise Master, Landau, and Pursuit, MY 1999-2000 Cruise Air, MY 1999-2001 Maverick and MY 2000-2002 Georgie Boy Suite motor homes equipped with Norcold refrigerators. A fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak. Extended operation of a leaking cooling unit could lead to a fire from gas which might escape.