February 2003 recalls

11 supported consumer-product notices published in February 2003, from official CPSC data.

Recall results

New03-086Children & Toys

Busy Bug plush toys

The Betesh Group

The antennae of the plush toy can be chewed or pulled off, posing a choking hazard to young children.

  • Choking
  • About 11,200 units
  • 2 reports
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New03-084Children & Toys

Playnation Play Systems Fun Buckets

As children play on the play set's slide or platform, the 6- to 8-ft free- hanging rope can become entangled around the child's neck. This presents a strangulation hazard to young children.

  • Strangulation
  • About 1,400 units
  • 2 reports
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New03-082Power Tools

Skil® Warrior drill battery chargers

Skil Warrior

The transformer inside the charger can overheat. If this occurs, the charger housing can melt and deform, possibly igniting flammable materials near or on the charger.

  • Fire
  • About 2 million units
  • 1 report
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New03-523Power Tools

Toro zero-turn riding lawn mowers

The engines for these products had fuel lines that were too long and could possibly droop and come in contact with moving parts, which can cut the fuel lines, resulting in fuel leakage.

  • Laceration
  • About 400 units
  • Incidents reported
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New03-522Power Tools

Riding lawn mowers

Exmark Manufacturing

The engines for these products had fuel lines that were too long and could possibly droop and come in contact with moving parts, which can cut the fuel lines, resulting in fuel leakage.

  • Laceration
  • About 1,500 units
  • 2 reports
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New03-521Sports & Outdoors

2003 Kawasaki "KFX50" All Terrain Vehicles

Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (KMC)

There is the potential for failure of a weld securing the tie-rod plate to the steering column. If the weld fails, the plate can become detached from the steering column, resulting in a loss of steering control.

  • 732 units
  • No incidents reported
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New03-526Sports & Outdoors

Eton America Viper Jr youth ATVs

The ATV contains a remote shutoff switch that shuts the ATV off. For the remote shutoff switch to work, the receiver switch on the ATV must be in the on position. It was possible for the ATV to be started with the receiver switch in the off position. The ATV could not be shutoff with the remote switch, should the rider start to act in an unsafe manner. This could cause serious bodily harm.

  • About 1,400 units
  • No incidents reported
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