Black & Decker Cordless Electric Lawn Mowers
An electrical component in the lawn mower can overheat, posing a possible fire hazard.
- Fire
- About 140,000 units
- 11 reports
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September 2002 recalls
9 supported consumer-product notices published in September 2002, from official CPSC data.
Recall results
Bobble Dreams Chicago Bears Bobble Head Figurines
The paint on some of the figurines contains excess levels of lead. If ingested over time by children, the lead from the paint may present a lead poisoning hazard.
- Poisoning
- Ingestion
- About 100,000 units
- Incidents reported
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EV Global Motors Lithium Batteries in Electric Bikes
The lithium ion batteries in these bicycles can overheat and pose a fire hazard.
- Fire
- About 2,000 units
- 5 reports
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Chargetek Battery Chargers
A manufacturing defect inside the charger can cause overheating of internal connections or external wiring, presenting a fire hazard.
- Fire
- About 200 units
- 3 reports
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Popeil Inventions Heating Elements from Electric Rotisseries
Certain units have been found to leak current from the heating element, posing a risk of electric shock.
- Electric shock
- About 37,500 units
- Incidents reported
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Valor Heating Wall Mount Gas Fireplaces
A design defect in the gas control assembly can allow main burner gas to prematurely enter the firebox during lighting. The ignition of this excess gas can cause the glass window to shatter, presenting the risk of burns or cuts from broken glass.
- Burn
- Laceration
- About 730 units
- 1 report
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Huffy Sports Portable Basketball Hoops
The basketball hoops can have a sharp protruding bolt on the player's side of the pole, that can cause serious leg or body lacerations to consumers. Basketball players can be cut when they collide with the pole, as they drive toward the basket or when they fall or are pushed into the pole.
- Laceration
- Fall
- About 70,000 units
- 11 reports, 11 injuries
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XL Machine Playskool Toy Chests
Screws in the chests' lid support hinges can loosen over time, and come out from the base of the toy chests. If this happens, the lids of the toy chests can collapse suddenly, possibly causing injuries to children's head, neck, fingers or hands.
- About 3,300 units
- 1 report, 1 injury
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Lawn-Boy Walk-Behind Mowers
The vendor who manufactured the mulch plates for Lawn-Boy used the wrong material, making the plates brittle and easy to crack or break if struck by a stone or stick while mowing. Objects coming through a broken plate or pieces of the plate could possibly injure the operator or bystanders.
- Impact
- About 36,000 units
- 5 reports
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