SMOKE AND CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS
DETAILS: Kidde hard-wired smoke and combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarms. They are hard-wired into a home’s electric power. They were sold from January 2014 through July 2014.
WHY: The alarms could fail to alert consumers of a fire or a carbon monoxide incident following a power outage.
INCIDENTS: None reported.
HOW MANY: About 1.2 million in the U.S and about 112,000 in Canada.
FOR MORE: Call Kidde at 844-553-9011 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit www.kidde.com.
INFLATABLE RUBBER TUBES
DETAILS: Sevylor brand River Racer inflatable rubber tubes. They were sold at Walmart stores nationwide and online at Walmart.com from January 2014 through July 2014.
WHY: Contact with the tube can cause skin irritation.
INCIDENTS: 24 reports of consumers with skin irritation after contact with the tube.
HOW MANY: About 20,500.
FOR MORE: Call The Coleman Co. at 800-835-3278 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, send email to consumerservice@coleman.com, or visit www.coleman.com.
JACKETS
DETAILS: United Colors of Benetton boy’s jackets made of 100 percent cotton. They were sold in boy’s sizes S through XL. They were sold at Benetton stores nationwide and online at www.benetton.com and www.zappos.com from January 2014 through March 2014.
WHY: The jackets have a drawstring at the waist that could become snagged or caught in small spaces or vehicle doors, posing significant entanglement hazard to children.
INCIDENTS: None reported.
HOW MANY: About 93.
FOR MORE: Call Benetton at 800-535-4491 or visit www.benetton.com.
GAS-POWERED GENERATORS
DETAILS: 2014 Honda gasoline-powered EU7000isN AT generators. They were sold at Honda Power Equipment dealers nationwide from June 2014 through July 2014.
WHY: The rear frame support can fail during lifting, posing an impact hazard. The owner’s manual can have missing or duplicated pages, which could cause consumers not to receive important operating or safety information.
INCIDENTS: Two reports of incidents in Canada involving rear frame support failures. No injuries have been reported. The firm also received two reports of owner’s manuals with errors.
HOW MANY: About 8,100.
FOR MORE: Call American Honda at 888-888-3139 or visit www.powerequipment.honda.com.
UTILITY VEHICLES
DETAILS: Arctic Cat Wildcat Trail and Wildcat Trail XT Side by Side utility vehicles. They were sold at Arctic Car dealers nationwide from December 2013 through July 2014.
WHY: Oil can leak from the oil cooler lines, posing a fire hazard.
INCIDENTS: 60 reports of oil leaking and one report of fire. No injuries have been reported.
HOW MANY: About 5,600.
FOR MORE: Call Arctic Cat at 800-279-6851 or visit www.arcticcat.com.
KITEBOARDING CONTROL SYSTEMS
DETAILS: Cabrinha Kiteboarding 1X and Overdrive 1X Control Systems. They were sold in August 2014.
WHY: The RecoilTM spring on the control mechanism can jam, leading to a loss of control, which poses a risk of injury.
INCIDENTS: Two reports of the spring jamming, but no injuries reported.
HOW MANY: About 1,700.
FOR MORE: Call Pryde Group Americas (PGA); collect call at (305) 591-3922 from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit www.cabrinhakites.com. Consumers can also send email to support@cabrinhakites.com.
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