No. 02-250Home Electronics
CPSC, Chargetek Announce Recall of Battery Chargers
Chargetek
Hazard: A manufacturing defect inside the charger can cause overheating of internal connections or external wiring, presenting a fire hazard.
2002 recalls
69 supported household-product notices published in 2002, from official CPSC data.
Recall results
No. 02-561Grills & Fireplaces
CPSC, Popeil Inventions Inc. Announce Recall of Heating Elements from Electric Rotisseries
Popeil Inventions
Hazard: Certain units have been found to leak current from the heating element, posing a risk of electric shock.
No. 02-248Grills & Fireplaces
CPSC, Valor Heating Announce Recall of Wall Mount Gas Fireplaces
Valor Heating
Hazard: 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.
No. 02-242Power Tools
CPSC, Lawn-Boy Announce Recall of Walk-Behind Mowers
Lawn-Boy
Hazard: 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.
No. 02-560Appliances
CPSC, Quixtar Inc. Announce Recall of HOP SHING Juice Extractors
Quixtar
Hazard: The juice extractor's filter and lid can break apart while in use, projecting parts into the air, causing injuries to nearby consumers.
Models
No. 02-235Power Tools
CPSC and Shindaiwa Announce Recall of Hedge Trimmers Sold in California
Shindaiwa
Hazard: The catalytic muffler can overheat and damage the fuel tank, posing a fire hazard.
No. 02-234Power Tools
CPSC, Black & Decker Announce Recall to Repair Cordless Drill/Drivers
Firestorm and "Quantum Pro" cordless
Hazard: The drill's switch can malfunction and overheat, posing the possibility of a fire hazard to consumers.
No. 02-233Power Tools
CPSC, Black & Decker Announce Recall to Repair Table Saws
Black and Decker
Hazard: The motor housing on the saw may crack, posing a risk of electric shock to consumers.
No. 02-553HVAC & Water Heaters
CPSC, Bradford White Corporation, Announce Recall of Gas Water Heater
Bradford White
Hazard: The water heater may have been fitted with incorrectly made flue gas baffles. These baffles may affect fuel combustion, resulting in excessive carbon monoxide emissions, which can cause serious injuries and death.
Models
No. 02-227HVAC & Water Heaters
CPSC, Carrier Guam Announce Recall of Room Air Conditioners
BTU window
Hazard: Salty sea spray can cause the electrical capacitor within these units to corrode, posing a possible fire hazard.
Models
No. 02-556Electrical
CPSC, Square D Company Announce Recall of Circuit Breakers
Square D
Hazard: The circuit breakers may have an incorrect torque load applied to the lug mounting screws. This could cause the clamping load between the lug and the circuit breaker terminals to be lower than specified, resulting in a high temperature condition. Products could overheat causing a fire hazard.
No. 02-226Home Electronics
CPSC, Motorola Inc. Announce Recall of Digital Cable Set-Top Boxes
Motorola Inc. Broadband Communications Sector
Hazard: Pins in the rear of the box, that connect to the power cord, could break, which could pose an electric shock hazard to consumers.
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