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May 19, 2009

Trek Recalls Bicycles; JD Forks Can Lose Alignment, Posing Crash Hazard

Filed under: Contributors, Recalls and Product Safety — admin @ 10:00 am
The recalled bicycles fork can lose alignment causing the front wheel to turn unexpectedly. This can cause the rider to lose control of the bicycle and crash.

Cannondale Recalls Bicycles; JD Forks Can Lose Alignment, Posing Crash Hazard

Filed under: Contributors, Recalls and Product Safety — admin @ 10:00 am
The recalled bicycles fork can lose alignment causing the front wheel to turn unexpectedly. This can cause the rider to lose control of the bicycle and crash.

May 15, 2009

Digital Clamp Meters Recalled by Fluke Due to Shock Hazard

Filed under: Contributors, Recalls and Product Safety — admin @ 10:30 am
The meters can fail to give an appropriate voltage reading, resulting in the operator falsely believing the electrical power is off, posing a shock, electrocution, or thermal burn hazard.

May 14, 2009

HP Recalls Notebook Computer Batteries Due to Fire Hazard

Filed under: Contributors, Recalls and Product Safety — admin @ 1:00 pm
The recalled lithium-ion batteries can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.

Folding Toy Beach Chairs Recalled by Build-A-Bear Workshop Due to Laceration Hazard

Filed under: Contributors, Recalls and Product Safety — admin @ 11:15 am
This toy chair legs can bruise, pinch or cut fingers if caught while folding.

May 13, 2009

Fushin USA Recalls Youth Model ATVs Due to Risk of Injury to Young Riders

Filed under: Contributors, Recalls and Product Safety — admin @ 12:15 pm
These ATVs lack front brakes, a tire pressure gauge, and padding to cover the sharp edges on the handlebar assembly, which could pose a risk of injury to young riders.

Engine Block and Battery Heaters Used on Polaris Snowmobiles Recalled Due to Shock Hazard

Filed under: Contributors, Recalls and Product Safety — admin @ 11:00 am
The insulation of the electrical cord for the engine and battery heaters can fail during cold temperatures, posing an electric shock hazard to consumers.

Eddie Bauer Play Yards with Rocking Bassinets Recalled by Dorel Juvenile Group Due to Suffocation Hazard

Filed under: Contributors, Recalls and Product Safety — admin @ 11:00 am
The play yards rocking bassinet attachment can tilt even when secured by straps in the non-rocking mode or can stay tilted without returning to a level sleeping surface while in the rocking mode, causing an infant to roll to the corner or side of the bassinet. The infant can then become wedged in the corner or pressed against the side or bottom of the bassinet, posing a risk of suffocation or positional asphyxiation.

Browning and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Recall Knife Sheaths Due to Defect

Filed under: Contributors, Recalls and Product Safety — admin @ 10:00 am
The knife can cut through the sheath because there is no blade guard in the sheath. This poses a laceration hazard to consumers.

Composite Decks Recalled by Louisiana-Pacific; Decks Can Deteriorate and Break, Posing Fall Hazard

Filed under: Contributors, Recalls and Product Safety — admin @ 10:00 am
The recalled decking can prematurely deteriorate and unexpectedly break. Consumers can fall through broken decking and suffer serious injuries.
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