Check Your Home for These Recalled Recreational and Home Products Now that Spring is Here

Check Your Home for These Recalled Recreational and Home Products Now that Spring is Here

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Spring has sprung. Warm weather means kids are playing outside and families are firing up their grills and working on the lawn. Before you use spring-related products this season, check to see if they have been recalled. It could save your familys lives. You can find out more about these recalls at www.cpsc.gov.

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Product
Recall Press Release
Hazard
Photo
Adventure Playsets
(240,000 units)
11-262
The wood in the posts of the fort sections on the swing sets can weaken due to rotting, posing a fall hazard.

Pacific Cycle Dartmouth Swing Sets
(5,500 units)
11-313
The sling-style swing seats can crack or split prematurely, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

Slalom Glider
(900 units)
12-109
The Slalom Glider is a playground slide that lacks a transition platform on the top and sides on the chute. Children can fall when moving from the ladder to the slide and when descending the chute.

Uni-O Portable LP Gas Grills
(4,530 units)
12-077
The regulator on the grill can leak gas, which can ignite, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.

Westinghouse Ceiling Fans
(7,000 units)
12-135
The two 60-watt light bulbs included with the ceiling fans exceed the fans maximum wattage, which can cause the ceiling fans to overheat or fail. This poses fire and shock hazards to consumers.

Pourable Gel Fuel
(2.5 million bottles)

11-255
11-336
11-337
11-338
11-339
11-340
11-344
11-346
12-002
12-007
12-020
The pourable gel fuel can ignite unexpectedly and splatter onto people and objects nearby when it is poured into a firepot that is still burning. This hazard can occur if the consumer does not see the flame or is not aware that the firepot is still ignited. Gel fuel that splatters and ignites can pose fire and burn risks to consumers that can be fatal.

Kiddieland Toys Fairies Plastic Racing Trikes
(12,000 units)
12-029
The plastic fairy figures protrude from the top of the handle bar, posing a laceration hazard if a child falls on them.

Build-A-Bear Swimwear Set With Inflatable Inner Tube
(19,720 units)
12-041
The inner tube accessory can be pulled over a small childs head, posing a strangulation hazard.

American Honda Grass Trimmers
(14,000 units)
12-121
The shaft can crack and cause the lower gear case and cutting attachment to detach, posing a laceration hazard to the operator and bystanders.