March 2012 recalls

14 supported consumer-product notices published in March 2012, from official CPSC data.

Recall results

New12-728Children & Toys

Feels Real Baby Dolls

Yan Hong Toys, Dongguan, China

The fingers and toes of the dolls can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

  • Choking
  • About 3,900 units
  • No incidents reported
  • Replacement
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New12-136Children & Toys

Push 'N Snap Cabinet Locks

Dorel Juvenile Group (DJG)

Young children can disengage the cabinet locks, allowing access to cabinet contents and posing the risk of injury, due to dangerous or unsafe items.

  • About 900,000 units
  • 200 reports
  • Replacement
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New12-135Lighting & Ceiling Fans

Westinghouse Lighting Ceiling Fans

The two 60-watt light bulbs included with the ceiling fans exceed the fan's maximum wattage, which can cause the ceiling fans to overheat or fail. This poses fire and shock hazards to consumers.

  • Fire
  • Electric shock
  • About 7,000 units
  • No incidents reported
  • Replacement
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New12-132Power Tools

Lawn Tractors

Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership

A drive gear in the lawn tractor's hydrostatic transaxle can fail causing brake failure, posing a crash hazard to consumers.

  • Crash
  • About 2,700 units
  • No incidents reported
  • Repair
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New12-130Clothing & Accessories

Umbro Boys' outerwear jackets

Hong Kong Genexy Group

The boys' jacket has a retractable elastic drawstring at the waist with a toggle that could become snagged or caught in small spaces or doorways, which poses an entrapment hazard to children.

  • Entrapment
  • About 240 units
  • No incidents reported
  • Refund
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New12-726Children & Toys

BCI Burke 2 3/8 inch Arch Swing Sets

The welded connection of the sleeve joint to the arch support can crack or break. When this happens, the top swing beam can collapse causing children on the swings to fall and be injured.

  • Fall
  • About 250 units
  • 7 reports, 2 injuries
  • Repair
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