Consumer product recalls

The recalled window blinds have long operating cords that can cause death or serious injury to children, due to strangulation and entanglement hazards. The window blinds are in violation of the federal regulations for window coverings and present a substantial product hazard.

The recalled mowers have a push-on connector inside the powerhead that can overheat, posing a fire hazard.

Front-mounted knobs on the recalled ranges can be activated by accidental contact by humans or pets, posing a fire hazard.

The lithium-ion batteries in the recalled microphones can overcharge and ignite, posing a fire hazard.

The recalled snow thrower impeller and auger assembly can continue rotating even after the operator control lever is released, posing a laceration hazard if a user makes contact with the rotating parts inside the housing enclosure at the front of the machine.

The recalled sling carriers violate the federal safety regulations for sling carriers, including requirements for structural integrity and occupant retention, posing a fall hazard to babies.

The recalled baby gates violate the federal safety regulations for expansion gates and expandable enclosures. For the versions with a pet door, a child's torso can fit through the secondary opening and, for the other versions that are adjustable, a child's torso can fit through the opening between the gate slat and side wall. These violations pose an entrapment hazard to children.

The recalled mower decks cannot be secured in the upright or tilted position by the locking pins during maintenance or service, posing a crush hazard.

The recalled products violate the mandatory federal regulations for consumer products containing button cell or coin batteries, because the sliding doors' sensor panel and the windows' remote control have button cell batteries that can be easily accessed by children. This poses an ingestion hazard. In addition, the recalled products do not have the required warnings. When button cell batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns, and death.

The recalled sweatshirts and hoodies violate the federal flammability standard for clothing, posing a burn hazard to consumers.

Battery failure can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. Battery failure can also increase the risk of a fire.

Due to its size and shape, the wooden egg-shaped rattle in the recalled learning sets can get lodged in a child's throat, posing a choking hazard. This violates the federal regulations for infant rattles.

The recalled stadium seats have bleacher security hooks that can crack and break, posing fall and injury hazards to consumers.

The recalled children's pajamas violate the flammability regulations for children's sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children.

The handheld hair dryers lack an immersion protection device, posing an electrocution or shock hazard to consumers, if the hair dryers fall into water when plugged in. The CPSC has determined that hair dryers not equipped with the integral immersion protection present a substantial product hazard.

The recalled digital kitchen scales violate the mandatory federal regulations for consumer products containing button cell or coin batteries, because the scale has a lithium coin battery that can be easily accessed by children, and a spare coin battery provided with the product not in child resistant packaging, as required by Reese's Law. These violations pose an ingestion hazard. The recalled scales also do not have the required warnings. When button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns, and death.

The plastic lid's closure can degrade after repeated openings, causing the lid's child-resistance to diminish, posing a risk of poisoning, if the contents are swallowed by young children.

The training cycles' adjustable seat can unexpectedly lower while in use, posing a fall hazard to the rider.

The handheld hair dryer brushes lack an immersion protection device, posing an electrocution or shock hazard to consumers if the hair dryer brushes fall into water when plugged in. The CPSC has determined that hair dryers not equipped with the integral immersion protection present a substantial product hazard.

The recalled roller shades have long operating cords that pose strangulation and entanglement hazards to children, in violation of the federal regulations for window coverings. The shades also violate labeling requirements for window coverings.

The locking mechanism on the folding knives can fail, posing a laceration hazard to the user.

The helmets do not comply with the positional stability, impact, labeling and certification requirements of the mandatory federal safety regulation for bicycle helmets. The helmets can fail to protect the wearer in the event of a crash, posing a risk of head injury.

The recalled children's pajamas violate the flammability regulations for children's sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children.

A pedal that sticks increases the risk of a crash.

A lack of oil can cause the wheel bearing to seize or separate, increasing the risk of a crash.

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire. An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.

A loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash. A loss of park function can cause an unintended vehicle rollaway, which can increase the risk of a crash or injury.

The bolts that connect the back of the chair to its base can fail, posing a fall hazard to users.

The recalled children's pajamas violate the flammability standards for children's sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children.

The smoke alarms can malfunction and fail to alert consumers of a fire, posing a risk of smoke inhalation or death. Smoke sensitivity tests performed on the alarms by CPSC found that one of the detectors that was tested failed to alert when exposed to pre-determined concentrations of smoke.