Safety regulator and QSP, Inc., Announce Recall of Flying Saucer Toys
Recall 05547 · Mar 3, 2005 · QSP Inc., Pleasantville, N.Y.
555
units affected
555
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 05547
- Date
- Mar 3, 2005
- Company
- QSP Inc., Pleasantville, N.Y.
- Units affected
- 555
- Product
- Battery-Powered Flying Saucer Toys
- Product type
- Toy Miscellaneous
- Hazard
- Fire
The product
Flying Saucer battery-powered toys with model numbers 83153 and 3321 consist of a 9-inch diameter foam saucer with a rechargeable motor at its hub, and a plastic propeller under the motor. The Flying Saucer is a foam ring with seven ribs or blades between the hub and the outer ring. The propeller rotates inside the circumference of the foam ring. The toy comes with a plastic hand-held "thrust transmitter" that is used to activate and control the speed of the saucer. Each toy also comes with an AC adapter for recharging the saucer's batteries. No other models are affected.
What can happen
The Flying Saucer can overheat while charging, resulting in the plastic motor cover starting to melt, creating a risk of burns to children handling the toy.
The fix
Schools and fundraising officials have received notification of this recall. Consumers can return the product for a replacement prize of equal value.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- QSP has received five reports of overheating. There have been no reports of injury.
- Sold at
- School fund-raising programs nationwide, from August 2004 through September 2004. None of the recalled units were sold at retail.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled battery-powered flying saucer toys?
Schools and fundraising officials have received notification of this recall. Consumers can return the product for a replacement prize of equal value.
What is the hazard?
The Flying Saucer can overheat while charging, resulting in the plastic motor cover starting to melt, creating a risk of burns to children handling the toy.
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.