Weekly Recall Recap

An insufficient weld may prevent the seat belt from properly restraining a passenger, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

Small metal wire bristles can detach from the brushes and stick to the grill or food, posing an ingestion hazard and risk of serious internal injuries that could require surgery.

Underinflated tires increase the risk of a crash.

The recalled convertible bassinets violate the mandatory standard for bedside sleepers because the mechanism used to attach the product to the adult bed creates an opening between the bedside sleeper and mattress, posing a deadly fall hazard to infants.

The ice axe shaft can break at the handle during use, posing a fall hazard, which can result in serious injury or death.

The recalled LED lights violate the mandatory standard for consumer products containing button cell or coin batteries because the lights contain lithium coin batteries that can be accessed easily by children, posing an ingestion hazard. Additionally, the screw used on the remote controls to secure the battery compartments that contain a lithium coin battery does not remain attached. Also, the packaging does not have the warnings as required by Reese's Law. When button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns and death.

When the recalled bed rails are attached to a bed, users can become entrapped within the bed rail or between the bed rail and the side of the mattress. This poses a serious entrapment hazard and risk of death by asphyxiation.

Air bags with insufficient pressure retention increase the risk of ejection and injury during a crash.

Air bags with insufficient pressure retention increase the risk of ejection and injury during a crash.

Referencing an incorrect GAWR can lead to unintentionally overloading the rear tires, increasing the risk of a crash.

A short circuit in a high voltage battery module increases the risk of a fire.

The recalled plastic tip restraint kits (also referred to as furniture straps) can break or degrade, posing tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in serious injuries or death to children or elderly consumers interacting with furniture that is secured to the wall with the defective plastic tip restraints. This is a hidden defect because consumers who purchase and install this product may be under a false sense of security that their furniture is safe from a tip-over incident.

The power strips do not contain supplementary overcurrent protection, which creates a risk of fire if the power strips are overloaded. The resulting fire can cause serious injury or death from smoke inhalation and burns.

Electrical conductors within the sauna heater kits can overheat, posing a fire hazard and risk of serious injury or death.

The recalled DuraTrac gas connectors contain a manufacturing defect that could cause a gas leak, posing a fire hazard to consumers.

The truck's circuit board can overheat and ignite, posing fire and burn hazards.

The magnet ball toys violate the mandatory standard for toys because they are high-powered magnets, posing an ingestion hazard to children. When high-powered magnets are swallowed, they can attract each other, or other metal objects, and become lodged in the digestive system. This can result in perforations, twisting, and/or blockage of the intestines, blood poisoning and death.

The recalled bed rails violate the mandatory standard for adult portable bed rails because users can become entrapped within the bed rail, or between the bed rail and the side of the mattress, posing a serious entrapment hazard and risk of death by asphyxiation. In addition, the bed rails do not bear the required hazard warning labels.

Steps extending while in transit increase the risk of a crash.

An instrument panel that does not display critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, can increase the risk of a crash.

Incorrect tire information can allow an incorrectly sized tire to be installed or result in improperly inflated tires, increasing the risk of a crash.

A small lens can make it difficult for other drivers to see the turn signal, increasing the risk of a crash.

Incorrect detection of an occupant may result in improper air bag deployment during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

A vehicle with an incorrect maximum capacity weight value may be overloaded, which can increase the risk of a crash.

Steps extending while in transit increase the risk of a crash.