Product Recalls in 2003
820 recalls issued this year
216
CPSC
0
FDA Food
0
FDA Drug
604
NHTSA
CPSC
Ongoing
CPSC, Cybex International Inc. Announce Recall of Treadmills
October 8, 2003
Cybex International, Inc. of Medway, Mass.
33,719 units
CPSC
Ongoing
CPSC, Kawasaki Announce Recall of ATVs
October 7, 2003
Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp., U.S.A., of Lincoln, Neb.
75,000 units
CPSC
Ongoing
CPSC, Crosman Corporation Announce Recall of Air Rifles
October 2, 2003
Crosman Corporation, of East Bloomfield, N.Y.
1,500 units
CPSC
Ongoing
CPSC, Park Tool USA Announce Recall of Bicycle Floor Pump
October 2, 2003
Park Tool USA, of St. Paul, Minn.
4,000 units
CPSC
Ongoing
CPSC, Pottery Barn Announce Recall to Issue Important Safety Warning for Halloween House Tealight Holders
October 2, 2003
Pottery Barn, of San Francisco, Calif.
5,400 units
CPSC
Ongoing
CPSC, Technuity Inc. Announce Recall of Back-Up Power Supply Systems
October 2, 2003
Technuity Inc., of Indianapolis, Ind.
2,100 units
NHTSA
Ongoing
BRITAX/FMVSS 213/HEAD EXCURSION
October 1, 2003
BRITAX CHILD SAFETY, INC.
2,689 units
NHTSA
Ongoing
BEAMS/FMVSS 209/BUCKLE RELEASE UNDER LOAD
October 1, 2003
BEAMS INDUSTRIES, INC.
20,000 units
NHTSA
Ongoing
WHEELER/SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE
September 30, 2003
WHEELER STEEL WORKS, INC.
176 units
NHTSA
Ongoing
FORD/PITMAN ARM TO STEERING GEAR RETAINING NUT
September 30, 2003
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
300 units
NHTSA
Ongoing
ELDORADO NATIONAL/CUMMINS/ECM
September 30, 2003
ELDORADO NATIONAL COMPANY
12 units
NHTSA
Ongoing
AUTOCAR/TRANSMISSION MIS-WIRING
September 30, 2003
AUTOCAR, LLC
40 units
NHTSA
Ongoing
SAMSUNG/MICROWAVE OVENS/CIRCUIT SHORT
September 30, 2003
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
183,897 units
NHTSA
Ongoing
VW/PODS DISABLED
September 30, 2003
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
333 units
NHTSA
Ongoing
KIA/FUEL LEAKAGE
September 30, 2003
KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
57,340 units
NHTSA
Ongoing
PORSCHE/CERTIFICATION LABEL INCORRECT
September 30, 2003
PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
326 units
NHTSA
Ongoing
HONDA/FRAME WELDS
September 30, 2003
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.
8,196 units
NHTSA
Ongoing
GM/FMVSS 207/FRONT BUCKET SEAT ATTACHMENTS
September 29, 2003
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
6,771 units
NHTSA
Ongoing
FERRARI/SEAT RAIL ASSEMBLIES
September 29, 2003
FERRARI NORTH AMERICA
73 units
NHTSA
Ongoing
BLUE BIRD/LOOMED POWER CABLES
September 29, 2003
BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY
486 units
NHTSA
Ongoing
FLEETWOOD/HYDRAULIC LEVELING JACK HOSES
September 26, 2003
FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC.
1,100 units
NHTSA
Ongoing
COACHMEN/FRONT SUSPENSION SEPARATION
September 26, 2003
COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC
27 units
CPSC
Ongoing
CPSC, Segway LLC Announce Voluntary Recall to Upgrade Software on Segway™ Human Transporters
September 26, 2003
Segway LLC, of Manchester, New Hampshire
Approximately 6,000 units
NHTSA
Ongoing
TALBERT/SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE
September 25, 2003
TALBERT MANUFACTURING, INC.
2,381 units
NHTSA
Ongoing
FOREST RIVER/BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR
September 25, 2003
FOREST RIVER, INC.
1,200 units
CPSC
Ongoing
CPSC, Blason International Trading Corp. Announce Recall of Hand-Held Hair Dryers
September 25, 2003
Blason International Trading Corp., of Miami, Fla.
700 units
CPSC
Ongoing
CPSC, Galls Announce Recall of Batteries Sold with Galls® H.A.L.O. Tactical Flashlights
September 25, 2003
Approximately 10,084 units
CPSC
Ongoing
CPSC, Grand Hall Enterprise Announce Recall of Gas Grills
September 25, 2003
Grand Hall Enterprise Co., Ltd. of Taiwan
50,000 units
CPSC
Ongoing
CPSC, Home Line Industries Announce Recall of Bunk Beds
September 25, 2003
Home Line Industries, of Philadelphia, Pa.
3,600 units
CPSC
Ongoing
CPSC, Lang Candles Ltd. Announce Recall of Melting Pot Gift Sets
September 25, 2003
Lang Candles Ltd., of Delafield, Wis.
9,000 units
CPSC
Ongoing
CPSC, Marshall Gas Controls Announce Recall of LP-Gas Regulators Used on Gas Grills
September 25, 2003
35,000 units
CPSC
Ongoing
CPSC, Sony Electronics Inc. Announce Recall of Certain VAIO Notebook Computers
September 25, 2003
Sony Corp., of Tokyo, Japan
About 5,600 units
CPSC
Ongoing
CPSC, The Wenzel Co. Announce Recall of Eddie Bauer Propane Lanterns
September 25, 2003
The Wenzel Co., of St. Louis, Mo.
12,300 units
CPSC
Ongoing
CPSC, Vaxcel International Co. Ltd. Announce Recall of Ceiling Fan
September 25, 2003
1,200 units
NHTSA
Ongoing
BENDIX/ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT/POSSIBLE FIRE
September 24, 2003
BENDIX COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SYS.
28,508 units
CPSC
Ongoing
CPSC, Graco Children's Products Announce New Safety Instructions to Prevent Injuries with Portable Play Yards with Raised Changing Tables
September 24, 2003
About 538,000 units
NHTSA
Ongoing
CATZ/FMVSS 108/LIGHTS ARE TOO BRIGHT
September 22, 2003
CATZ USA, INC.
2,633 units
NHTSA
Ongoing
COZAD/SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE
September 17, 2003
COZAD TRAILERS
68 units
CPSC
Ongoing
CPSC, Simon & Schuster Announce Recall of Children's Books
September 17, 2003
Simon and Schuster Inc., of New York, N.Y.
26,000 units
CPSC
Ongoing
CPSC, Apothecary Products Inc. Announce Recall of "Comforts" Pacifiers
September 17, 2003
Apothecary Products Inc., of Burnsville, Minn.
154,000 units
CPSC
Ongoing
CPSC, Firm Announce Recall of Bottled Water with Sport Caps
September 17, 2003
CCDA Waters LLC, of Atlanta, Ga.
3.2 million units
NHTSA
Ongoing
WINSTON/SPRING BRAKE CONTROL VALVE
September 17, 2003
WTM, INC.
48 units
NHTSA
Ongoing
DAIMLERCHRYSLER/HOOD LATCH
September 16, 2003
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
20,978 units
NHTSA
Ongoing
MID BUS/FMVSS 222/Q-STRAINT POCKETS
September 16, 2003
MID BUS CORPORATION
207 units
NHTSA
Ongoing
AMERICAN IRONHORSE/FUEL TANK MOUNT BRACKETS
September 16, 2003
AMERICAN IRONHORSE MOTORCYCLE COMPANY
368 units
NHTSA
Ongoing
POLARIS/VICTORY/FUEL TANK
September 16, 2003
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
106 units
NHTSA
Ongoing
POLARIS/VICTORY/SIDESTAND
September 16, 2003
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
9,120 units
NHTSA
Ongoing
SUZUKI/SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY SENSOR
September 16, 2003
AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP.
4,548 units
NHTSA
Ongoing
GM/FMVSS 135/REAR BRAKE HOSE
September 16, 2003
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
59,528 units
NHTSA
Ongoing
TRAVEL SUPREME/FRONT SUSPENSION SEPARATION
September 16, 2003
TRAVEL SUPREME, INC.
72 units