Safety regulator, NCR Corp. Announce Recall of NCR Universal Inkjet Refill Kits
Recall 04215 · Sep 15, 2004 · NCR Corp.
78,000
units affected
78,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 04215
- Date
- Sep 15, 2004
- Company
- NCR Corp.
- Units affected
- 78,000
- Product
- NCR Universal Inkjet Refill Kits
- Product type
- Computer Equipment
- Hazard
- Poisoning
The product
The recalled kits were sold in a clear plastic package with color or black ink. The black ink kits have model numbers 943264 and 999292 and the color ink kits have model number 999289 printed on the side panel above the UPC code. The two black inkjet sets contain four plastic bottles of black ink, two plastic bottles of cleaning fluid and one toolkit. The color inkjet set contains six plastic bottles of colored ink, two plastic bottles of cleaning solution and one toolkit.
What can happen
The product does not have required child-resistant packaging or required warning labels. The product contains ethylene glycol, posing an ingestion hazard to young children.
The fix
Consumers should immediately remove the kits out of the reach of young children and return to the store where purchased to receive a refund or a free replacement kit.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported.
- Sold at
- Big Lots and Walgreens nationwide, from April 2004 through June 2004, for about $12.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled ncr universal inkjet refill kits?
Consumers should immediately remove the kits out of the reach of young children and return to the store where purchased to receive a refund or a free replacement kit.
What is the hazard?
The product does not have required child-resistant packaging or required warning labels. The product contains ethylene glycol, posing an ingestion hazard to young children.
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.