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PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL
Effective: March 23, 2005
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The U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC)
announces the following recall
in voluntary cooperation with
the firm below. Consumers should
stop using recalled products
immediately unless otherwise
instructed. |
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Name of product: |
Portable DVD player batteries |
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Units: |
About 47,000 units |
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Importers: |
Thomson Inc., of
Indianapolis, Indiana |
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Hazard: |
The battery can overheat and
explode while recharging, posing
a burn and fire hazard to
consumers. |
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Incidents/Injuries: |
Thomson Inc. has received 11
reports of batteries overheating
and five reports of batteries
exploding. There are two reports
of consumers suffering burned
fingers from picking up a
battery after it overheated. |
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Description: |
Only batteries used with the
RCA portable DVD players
with model number DRC600N
are being recalled. The DRC600N
model DVD player with the
battery attached is about
7½-inches wide, 5½-inches deep,
and 2-inches high. The cabinet
housing is plastic, except for a
metal "skin" on the top of the
player. The metal "skin" is
silver colored, and the rest of
the DVD player is tan or dark
gray. The logo "RCA LiFE," along
with the words "DVD VIDEO" are
printed on the top of the DVD
Player. The battery attaches to
the bottom of the DVD player. |
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Sold by: |
Electronic and department stores
nationwide from September 2002
through July 2003 for between
$340 and $490. |
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Manufactured in: |
China |
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Remedy: |
Consumers should stop using and
stop recharging the battery
immediately and contact Thomson
Inc. for a free replacement
battery. The portable DVD player
is not being recalled, and
consumers can continue to use it
without the battery until they
receive a replacement battery.
The player can be used with the
AC Power Adapter by simply
unplugging the battery from the
unit and plugging the AC Power
Adapter into the 9-volt jack on
the unit. |
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Consumer Contact: |
Contact Thomson Inc. at (800)
821-5875 anytime or visit
the company's Web site at
www.rca.com/recall.
Consumers also can contact the
company by mail at Thomson Inc.,
Portable DVD Battery Recall,
P.O. Box 1490, Durant, Okla.
74702-1490. Please do not send
products or batteries to this
address. |
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