Safety regulator, Mintek Digital Inc. Announce Recall of Portable DVD Player Batteries
Recall 05187 · Jun 8, 2005 · Mintek Digital Inc.
116,000
units affected
116,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 05187
- Date
- Jun 8, 2005
- Company
- Mintek Digital Inc.
- Units affected
- 116,000
- Product
- Portable DVD player battery packs
- Product type
- Adapter/Power Supply/Charger/Battery
- Hazard
- Fire
The product
The recall involves battery packs used with the Mintek portable DVD players with a 7" (diagonal) screen and model number DVD-1710. "Mintek DVD-1710" is printed on the top and bottom of the unit. The DVD player is silver and gray colored and the battery pack is silver with a nameplate on the bottom that is marked RB-LiP01 or RB-LiP02.
What can happen
The battery can overheat and explode while recharging, posing a burn and fire hazard to consumers.
The fix
The company is out of business and a remedy is no longer available. Please discard the battery pack appropriately. The product may still be used on AC power.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Mintek has received 10 reports of incidents, including nine cases of the battery pack overheating and/or catching fire and one report of the battery pack overheating and bursting.
- Sold at
- Electronic and department stores nationwide, including Best Buy, from September 2002 through January 2005, for between $200 and $300.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled portable dvd player battery packs?
The company is out of business and a remedy is no longer available. Please discard the battery pack appropriately. The product may still be used on AC power.
What is the hazard?
The battery can overheat and explode while recharging, posing a burn and fire 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.