Safety regulator, Dorel Juvenile Group USA Announce Recall to Repair Battery-Powered Ride-On Vehicles
Recall 06018 · Oct 27, 2005 · Dorel Juvenile Group USA
141,000
units affected
141,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 06018
- Date
- Oct 27, 2005
- Company
- Dorel Juvenile Group USA
- Units affected
- 141,000
- Product
- Battery-Powered Ride-On Vehicles
- Product type
- Toy Ride-on
- Hazard
- Fire
The product
The recalled battery-powered ride-on vehicles include the Pink Corvette®, Torch Red Corvette®, Yellow Race Car Corvette®, Red Electroplate Corvette®, Fire Engine, and Batmobile® with the model numbers listed in the chart below. They were sold under the brands Safety 1st and Kid Trax by Safety 1st. The ride-on vehicles were manufactured between January 2004 and August 2005. The manufacture date is located on the underside of the unit and is molded into the plastic body as shown below. The circle on left displays the month of manufacture, the circle on the right displays the year of manufacture. The model numbers are located on the underside of the vehicles near the date code. Ride-On Vehicle Name Model Safety 1st Pink Corvette® 50503/50503A Safety 1st Torch Red Corvette® 50504/50504A Safety 1st Yellow Race Car Corvette® 50505/50505A Safety 1st Red Electroplate Corvette® 50521/50521A Kid Trax Fire Engine 50506/50506A Safety 1 st Batmobile® 50527
What can happen
An electronic malfunction can occur in the ride-on vehicle's circuit board and/or battery connector, resulting in smoking and melting of components. This poses a vehicle fire hazard and a burn hazard to consumers, if components are touched while malfunctioning.
The fix
Consumers should take the recalled ride-on vehicles away from children immediately and contact the company for a free repair.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- The firm has received 49 reports of overheating or melting components on the ride-on vehicles. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- Major toy stores and mass merchandise outlets nationwide under the brands Safety 1st and Kid Trax by Safety 1st from January 2004 through August 2005 for about $300.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled battery-powered ride-on vehicles?
Consumers should take the recalled ride-on vehicles away from children immediately and contact the company for a free repair.
What is the hazard?
An electronic malfunction can occur in the ride-on vehicle's circuit board and/or battery connector, resulting in smoking and melting of components. This poses a vehicle fire hazard and a burn hazard to consumers, if components are touched while malfunctioning.
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.