12 supported consumer-product notices published in October 2005, from official CPSC data.
Dorel Juvenile Group
An electronic malfunction can occur in the ride-on vehicle's circuit board and/or battery connector, resulting in smoking and melting of components. This poses a vehicle fire hazard and a burn hazard to consumers, if components are touched while malfunctioning.
The bike racks do not have sufficient hardware to support its weight on the wall. This can cause the bike rack to unexpectedly fall, hitting a nearby consumer.
International Comfort Products
The unit's control board can ignite and, in certain units, can result in the ignition of flammable material adjacent to the unit.
Child Craft Industries
A wooden strip added to the end assemblies of the crib to correct a spacing problem could come loose, creating a space, in violation of the federal crib standard, and posing a risk of entrapment. In addition, the three pin nails used to hold the strip in place pose a laceration hazard if the wooden strip detaches.
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The fan wheel on these backpack blowers could break, resulting in pieces of plastic flying out of the blower housing. This poses a risk of injury to the user or a bystander.
Polaris Industries
The fuel tank filler neck on these snowmobiles can crack. A crack in the filler neck area may cause the filler neck to separate from the fuel tank. A crack or filler neck separation may allow fuel or fuel vapors to escape from the fuel tank, posing a fire hazard.
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Kelty Division of American Recreation Products
Stroller handle-locking clips can unlock during use, causing stroller to collapse.
An internal short can cause the battery cells to overheat and melt or char the plastic case, posing a burn and fire hazard.
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Bombardier Recreational Products
The drive pulley inner flange could break, resulting in the broken flange fragments becoming projectiles. This situation could cause serious injuries or death to the rider or bystanders.
The chair and ottoman do not have locking zippers or warning labels. CPSC is aware of children who have died from suffocation when they unzipped, inhaled and ingested small pellets in similar bean bag furniture.
The water heaters can accumulate soot on the burners, posing a fire hazard.
Adjmi Apparel Group
The zipper slider and pull on the fleece pullovers can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
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