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CPSC News Release |
Product and Firm | Problem | Remedy |
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01-054 12/14/00 00-006 10/18/99 |
GE and Hotpoint dishwashers manufactured between April 1983 and January 1989, with these models: GSD500D, GSD500G, GSD540, HAD467, HDA477, or HDA487 and a serial number that has a second letter of A, M, R, S, T, V or Z. General Electric Appliances Co. Louisville, KY |
The dishwashers have a slide switch that can melt and ignite, presenting a fire hazard. 3.1 million units; 90 incidents of fire, smoking and melted switches, 14 of which included fires that spread beyond the dishwasher. No injuries reported. |
Free re-wire option or rebate program. Call firm 800-599-2929 |
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96-133 05/29/96 |
Whirlpool dishwashers sold from June 1991 through October 1992. About half of the dishwashers were sold by Sears, Roebuck and Co. as Kenmore models beginning with 665. The Whirlpool models begin with DU8, DP8, DU9 and GDP. Whirlpool Corporation Benton Harbor, MI |
The dishwashers have wiring in the door latch that may overheat and catch fire. 500,000 units; over 40 reports of fires with these dishwashers |
Free repair Call firm 800-874-9481 |
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01-023 11/01/00 |
Old Window Blind Cords with Loops in which children can strangle |
Old window blinds with pull cords and inner cords can form a loop and cause strangulation. Children can become entangled in the pull cords or the inner cords used to raise the slats of the blinds. 85 million units sold each year; 130 strangulations since 1991. |
Repair Call Window Covering Safety Council for free repair kit: 800-506-4636 www.windowcoverings.org |
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97-173 08/21/97 |
Halogen Torchiere Floor Lamps, all those manufactured before 02/05/97 |
Fire hazard when bulb ignites flammable materials. 40 million units; 270 fires; 19 deaths reported |
In-home repair with free wire guard. Get wire guards by calling (800) 523-5702, extension 592 or sending postcard to: Attention Consumer Services 18191 NW 68th Ave. Miami, FL 33015 |
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99-021 11/17/98 98-156 08/21/98 98-128 06/18/98 93-043 03/10/93 |
Portable Cribs with rotating top rails
Brand: "Playskool" Travel-Lite Models 77101 and 77103 Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc. Chicago, IL |
Product may collapse and entrap child in folded top rails. 11,600 units1 |
$120 reward Call firm 800-453-7673 |
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97-146 06/25/97 |
Portable Play Yards with rotating top rail hinges Brand: Evenflo "Happy Camper, Happy Cabana, and Kiddie Camper" Evenflo Company, Inc. Piqua, OH |
If hinges are not fully rotated, product may collapse and entrap child in folded top rails. 1.2 million units1 |
Free hinge covers Call firm 800-447-9178 |
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97-028 11/21/96 |
Portable Crib/Playards with rotating top rail hinges Brand: All Our Kids, Models 742 and 762 Draco Corporation Montebello, CA |
The crib/playard may collapse and entrap child in folded top rails. 13,000 units1 |
Stop use and destroy. (Firm out of business.) |
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97-026 11/21/96 |
Playards with rotating top rail hinges Models 10-710 and 10-810 Century Products Co. |
The playard may collapse and entrap child in folded top rails. 212,000 units1 |
Repair Call Graco, which now owns the "Century" brand name, at 800-345-4109 |
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01-094 02/28/01 95-056 01/01/95 |
Portable Cribs/Playpens made before 1995 Brands: Home and Roam, Baby Express Baby Trend, Inc. Chino, CA |
Product may collapse and entrap child in folded top rails. 100,000 units1 |
Free new play yard Call firm 800-328-7363 |
| 1CPSC knows of a total of 15 deaths from entrapment in collapsed play yards that had rotating top rail hinges. | |||
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02-008 10/10/01 |
Cosco Playpens with these names: "Zip n Go," "Okie Dokie," and "Carters" Dorel Juvenile Group Columbus, IN Sold from May 1995 through December 1999 |
Plastic tabs on the playpen that lock the rails into the corners can break or loosen over time, allowing the rails to turn inward, collapse, and entrap an infant. 102,000 units; 421 reports of rails not locking; 1 death to a baby whose chest was caught in the V-shape created by the collapsed sides of his playpen. |
Refund or replacement product Contact Dorel Juvenile Group 800-314-9327 www.djgusa.com |
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00-084 03/30/00 96-186 09/04/96 |
Lane Cedar Chests made between 1912 and 1987 ("Lane" and "Virginia Maid") The Lane Furniture Company Alta Vista, VA |
The cedar chest lids automatically lock when closed, posing a suffocation hazard to children. New locks, used since 1987, will prevent entrapments because they do not automatically latch. 12 million units; 12 deaths |
Contact Lane to get new free locks (easy to install at home) to prevent entrapments. www.lanefurniture.com or 888-856-8758 |
| Safety Alert | Old Cribs that have slats too far apart, cornerposts, cut-outs in headboard or footboard, loose-fitting mattress, and missing hardware. |
Infants can suffocate or strangle when they become trapped between broken crib parts or in cribs with older, unsafe designs. 32 deaths per year in old cribs |
Destroy. Get a crib that meets current safety standards. |
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01-016 10/24/00 Safety Alert |
Old Chest Freezers with heavy lids that latch; made between 1945 and 1970. |
Children can suffocate in old chest freezers, refrigerators, and other products with heavy lids that latch. 27 deaths between 1980 and 1999 |
Destroy, take the door off, remove or disable the latch, or fasten the door shut so it cannot be opened. Contact: http://www.aham.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/586 Or 800-267-3138 |
| Safety Alert | Hair Dryers without immersion protection devices to prevent electric shock. |
Hair dryers without an immersion protection device present a risk of electrocution if submerged in water. 1 or 2 electrocutions per year from old hair dryers |
Destroy Get a hair dryer with a large rectangular plug and the certification mark of a recognized testing laboratory. |
| Safety Standard | Multi-purpose lighters that are not child-resistant as required by CPSC's safety standard (effective December 22, 2000). These long-nose lighters are used to light charcoal, campfires and stoves, fuel-fired appliances, and pilot lights. | Over a 12-year period (1988-1999), multi-purpose lighters were used by children under age 5 to ignite at least 237 fires, resulting in 45 deaths and 103 injuries. | Destroy old non-child-resistant multi-purpose lighters. Replace them with lighters that meet CPSC's standard for child-resistance. |
| Safety Alert |
Drawstrings around the neck on children's jackets and sweatshirts In 1995, CPSC worked with industry to eliminate hood and neck drawstrings on kids' jackets and sweatshirts. |
Drawstrings around the neck of jackets and sweatshirts can catch and kill children. 23 deaths and 56 non-fatal incidents between 1985 and 2000 |
Pull out or cut all neck drawstrings on children's jackets and sweatshirts. |
NOTE: Products listed above may have already been repaired or there may be similar products that do not have the identified problems. For assistance in identifying recalled products, call the manufacturer listed or the CPSC toll-free Hotline at 800-638-2772.