Product Recalls in 2002

665 recalls issued this year

256

CPSC

0

FDA Food

0

FDA Drug

409

NHTSA

NHTSA Ongoing

THOMAS BUILT/WHEEL LUG NUT

August 14, 2002 FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION 15 units
NHTSA Ongoing

GM/AIR BAG INFLATOR

August 14, 2002 GENERAL MOTORS CORP. 133,221 units
NHTSA Ongoing

DAIMLERCHRYSLER/FUEL PUMP MODULE MOUNTING FLANGE

August 12, 2002 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 345,436 units
NHTSA Ongoing

DAIMLERCHRYSLER/FUEL SUPPLY LINE

August 12, 2002 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 97,779 units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, Square D Company Announce Recall of Circuit Breakers

August 9, 2002 Square D Company, of Palatine, Ill. About 40,000 units
NHTSA Ongoing

ETI/SUSPENSION WELDS

August 9, 2002 ELECTRIC TRANSIT, INC. 57 units
NHTSA Ongoing

HONDA/AIR BAG MODULE

August 9, 2002 AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. 5 units
NHTSA Ongoing

AMTRAN/FMVSS 221/ENTRANCE DOOR JOINT

August 9, 2002 IC CORPORATION 1,689 units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, Briggs & Stratton Announce Recall of Engines Used on Fun Kart Type Go-Karts

August 8, 2002 Briggs & Stratton Corp., of Milwaukee, Wis. About 160,0000 units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, Motorola Inc. Announce Recall of Digital Cable Set-Top Boxes

August 8, 2002 Motorola Inc. Broadband Communications Sector, of Horsham, Pa. About 1 million units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, Adams Manufacturing Corp. Announce Recall of Folding Chair

August 7, 2002 Adams Manufacturing Corp., of Portersville, Pa. About 2,740 units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, Crate & Barrel Announce Recall to Repair Media Carts

August 7, 2002 About 5,000 units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, Pottery Barn Kids Announce Recall of Wooden Clacker and Ride-On Toys

August 7, 2002 Pottery Barn Kids, of San Francisco, Calif. About 3,800 Star Clacker wooden toys, and about 3,000 Ride-On Duck wooden riding toys units
CPSC Ongoing

National Sporting Goods Announce Recall of Speed Skates

August 7, 2002 About 3,600 units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, Electrolux Home Products, Inc. Announce Recall of Garden Tractors

August 6, 2002 About 22,000 units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, Excel Industries Inc. Announce Recall of Riding Lawn Mowers

August 6, 2002 Excel Industries Inc., of Hesston, Kan. About 1,500 units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, MTD Products Inc. Announce Recall of Grass Bags Used On Electric Lawn Mowers

August 6, 2002 MTD Products Inc., of Cleveland, Ohio About 5,000 units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, Greenlee Textron Inc. Announce Recall of Electrical Testing Meters

August 1, 2002 Greenlee Textron, Inc. (Greenlee), of Rockford, Ill. About 650 units
NHTSA Ongoing

TOYOTA/FUEL TANK HOSE ATTACHMENT

August 1, 2002 TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. 154,593 units
NHTSA Ongoing

MERCEDES BENZ/FMVSS 208/SEAT BELT CHIME

August 1, 2002 MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. 3,603 units
NHTSA Ongoing

INTERNATIONAL/INJECTOR DRIVER MODULE

August 1, 2002 INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE 1,054 units
NHTSA Ongoing

GM/REAR AXLE ANCHOR PLATE

August 1, 2002 GENERAL MOTORS CORP. 952 units
NHTSA Ongoing

INTERNATIONAL/FUEL LINE ROUTING

August 1, 2002 INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE 1,066 units
NHTSA Ongoing

HOME & PARK/SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY

August 1, 2002 HOME & PARK MOTORHOMES 249 units
NHTSA Ongoing

KIA/HAZARD SWITCH

August 1, 2002 KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. 25,000 units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, Remington Products Co., LLC Re-Announce Recall of Hairdryers Firm Offering Free Upgraded Replacement Hairdryer

July 30, 2002 About 3,000 units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, STK International Announce Recall of Extension Cords

July 30, 2002 About 190,000 units
NHTSA Ongoing

NORCOLD/REFRIGERATOR COOLING UNIT FIRE

July 29, 2002 NORCOLD INC. 180,455 units
NHTSA Ongoing

VOLVO/BRINK TOW HITCH

July 29, 2002 VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC. 1,222 units
NHTSA Ongoing

NORCOLD/REFRIGERATOR COOLING UNIT FIRE

July 29, 2002 NORCOLD INC. 8,419 units
NHTSA Ongoing

BMW/TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE

July 26, 2002 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE 3,531 units
NHTSA Ongoing

BMW MOTORCYCLE/WHEEL CRACKS

July 26, 2002 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE 576 units
NHTSA Ongoing

BMW MOTORCYCLE/HEX NUT

July 26, 2002 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE 577 units
NHTSA Ongoing

CHANCE COACH/TRANSMISSION CONTROL CABLE

July 26, 2002 CHANCE COACH, INC. 109 units
NHTSA Ongoing

JAYCO/ELECTRICAL WIRING ROUTING

July 26, 2002 JAYCO, INC. 258 units
NHTSA Ongoing

BMW/BRAKE PEDAL ARM PIVOT SHAFT

July 26, 2002 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE 34,860 units
NHTSA Ongoing

HPA MONON/ELECTRICAL/AIR CONNECTIONS

July 26, 2002 HPA MONON TRAILER, INC. 126 units
NHTSA Ongoing

LOTUS/FUEL TANK

July 26, 2002 LOTUS CARS OF AMERICA INC 546 units
NHTSA Ongoing

BLUE BIRD/PARCEL RACKS

July 26, 2002 BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY 150 units
NHTSA Ongoing

NEWMAR/TV BRACKET

July 26, 2002 NEWMAR CORPORATION 88 units
NHTSA Ongoing

GILLIG/STEERING GEAR BOLT

July 26, 2002 GILLIG CORPORATION 2,558 units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, BRIO® Corporation and Small World Toys Announce Recall of Snail Pull Toy

July 25, 2002 About 3,000 units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, Lauri® Inc. Announce Recall of Toddler Activity Sets and Puzzles

July 25, 2002 About 110,000 "Toddler Tote™" toddler activity sets, and about 11,000 "Familiar Things" toddler puzzles units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, Radio Flyer Inc. Announce Recall to Replace Steering Wheel on Toy Car

July 25, 2002 About 59,080 units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, Small World Toys Announce Recall of Sorter Toys

July 25, 2002 Small World Toys, of Culver City, Calif. About 880 units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, Cane Creek Announce Recall of Bicycle Suspension Seat Posts

July 24, 2002 Cane Creek Cycling Components (Cane Creek), of Fletcher, N.C. About 7,700 units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, Yamaha Motor Corp. U.S.A. Announce Recall to Inspect and Repair ATVs

July 24, 2002 Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., of Cypress, Calif. About 14,000 units
CPSC Ongoing

CPSC, Young's J.K. Inc. Announce Recall of Novelty Lighters

July 24, 2002 About 1,800 units
NHTSA Ongoing

ROLLS ROYCE/BRAKE LINE

July 23, 2002 ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC. 2,085 units
NHTSA Ongoing

DAIMLERCHRYSLER/THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE

July 23, 2002 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION 88,000 units