No. 00-100Home Electronics
CPSC, Sta-Rite Industries Inc. Announce Recall of Battery Chargers
Sta-Rite Industries
Hazard: The battery chargers can overheat and ignite, melting the charger housing and posing a fire hazard.
Models
April 2000 recalls
6 supported household-product notices published in April 2000, from official CPSC data.
Recall results
No. 00-097Appliances
CPSC, Proctor-Silex Announce Recall of Toasters
Proctor-Silex
Hazard: The heating elements in these toasters can remain on after the toast pops up. This poses a fire hazard.
No. 00-095Power Tools
CPSC, American Honda Motor Co. Inc. Announce Recall of Lawnmowers
American Honda
Hazard: The lawnmowers' fuel tanks' seam can split or crack, leaking fuel, and creating a fire and burn hazard to consumers.
No. 00090aFurniture
Chairs Recalled by Boston Warehouse Trading Corp.
Boston Warehouse Trading
Hazard: The screws holding the chair's front leg folding mechanism can work loose, causing the chair to collapse, resulting in injury.
No. 00-089Appliances
CPSC, BISSELL® Homecare Inc. Announce Recall of Upright Vacuum Cleaners
Bissel PowerClean and PureAir
Hazard: The power cord insulation can tear where the cord attaches to the vacuum, exposing bare wires. This poses a risk of shock and burns to consumers.
Models
No. 00-088Furniture
CPSC, The Standard Mattress Co. Announce Futon Recall
The Standard Mattress
Hazard: Some of these futons may fail cigarette ignition resistance tests, in violation of the federal Flammable Fabrics Act, because the boric acid flame retardant inside the futons may not have been evenly disbursed. This could result in burn injuries, should one of these futons catch fire.