Safety regulator, Value City Announce Recall of Blow Dart Guns
Recall 05225 · Jul 13, 2005 · Value City Department Stores
300
units affected
300
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 05225
- Date
- Jul 13, 2005
- Company
- Value City Department Stores
- Units affected
- 300
- Product
- African Blow Dart Guns
- Product type
- Spear/Dart Guns
- Hazard
- Injury
The product
The blow dart gun is a 51-inch-long decorative wooden tube with an attached pouch containing five darts. The brown bamboo-shaped gun has a black, small barrel-like container attached to the top.
What can happen
Consumers may have mistakenly purchased the dart guns, thinking it was a decorative walking stick, posing the risk of injury, if someone used the gun for its intended purpose.
The fix
Consumers should secure the blow dart gun and darts and return them to any Value City store for a full cash refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None.
- Sold at
- Value City stores nationwide, from June 2005 through July 1, 2005, for about $5.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled african blow dart guns?
Consumers should secure the blow dart gun and darts and return them to any Value City store for a full cash refund.
What is the hazard?
Consumers may have mistakenly purchased the dart guns, thinking it was a decorative walking stick, posing the risk of injury, if someone used the gun for its intended purpose.
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.