Circus World Recalls Wireless Video Baby Monitors Due to Overheating Hazard
Recall 10318 · Aug 12, 2010 · Circus World
800
units affected
800
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 10318
- Date
- Aug 12, 2010
- Company
- Circus World
- Units affected
- 800
- Product
- Levana Wireless Video Baby Monitors
- Product type
- Baby Monitors
- Hazard
- Fire
The product
This recall involves Levana wireless baby monitors with model number LV-TW300. The receiver front is white and green with six round buttons and the printed word "Levana". It is 7 inches tall and includes a stand/base. The camera is all white, about 5 inches tall and is attached to a 3 1/2 inch long white base. The camera can rotate and swivel in various directions. The camera and receiver each has its own A/C adapter.
What can happen
Wiring in the baby monitor camera can overheat and emit smoke, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using and return the baby monitor directly to CWD for a refund or replacement with a different model. When returning, please include the entire product, your complete name, mailing address and phone number in the package and mail to Circus World Displays Ltd, Attention: Adam Crysler, Dealer Returns Specialist, 60 Industrial Parkway Suite Z64, Cheektowaga, NY 14227
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Circus World Displays has received two reports of the camera portion of the monitors overheating and smoking. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- BB Buggy and Health and Safety stores nationwide and on the Internet between February 2010 and May 2010 for about $200.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled levana wireless video baby monitors?
Consumers should immediately stop using and return the baby monitor directly to CWD for a refund or replacement with a different model. When returning, please include the entire product, your complete name, mailing address and phone number in the package and mail to Circus World Displays Ltd, Attention: Adam Crysler.
What is the hazard?
Wiring in the baby monitor camera can overheat and emit smoke, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.