July 25, 2001--
ATV Winch Kit
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling 50,000 winch kits which attach to all-terrain vehicles made by Warn Industries.
An electrical component of the kit, called the solenoid (made by White-Rodgers), poses a fire
hazard even when the vehicle is parked.
Warn Industries has received five reports of ATV fires started from winch kits installed on these vehicles in the U.S., and four reports of ATV fires in Canada.
One
consumer reportedly suffered smoke inhalation as a result of one of these fires. The fires resulted in loss or damage to the ATVs and, in some cases, adjacent
vehicles or surrounding structures.
This recall does not include the Warn ATV winch kits with Camdec solenoids, used prior to the White-Rodgers solenoid.
ATV dealers and specialty retailers nationwide and mail order catalogs sold these ATV winch kits from November 2000 through May 2001 for about $400. To see which parts numbers are affected, go to cpsc.gov.
Consumers should immediately disconnect the solenoid wires from their ATV and call their local ATV dealer or Warn Industries to receive the free replacement
solenoid. Consumers can call Warn Industries at (877) 277-0539 between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday; e-mail the firm
at piline@warn.com; or visit their web site at www.warn.com.
Infant Seat Pads
Basic Comfort Incorporated is recalling about 16,000 infant seat pads.
The pad has two shoulder straps that could pose a strangulation hazard to young children.
Basic Comfort received one report of an 8-month old girl who was caught by the neck in the shoulder straps of the seat pad after falling sideways off a chair. The
child was not injured.
The seat pad was sold under The Baby Sitter brand name. The infant seat pad is designed to restrain a child on a chair in a sitting position. It has a padded back and
seat. The seat pad is attached to a chair by Velcro straps attached to the sides of the pad. The front of the seat pad has two straps attached near the top of the pad
that go over a child's shoulders and connect to a single crotch strap. The seat pad is a denim blue color with white restraint straps.
Department and juvenile products stores nationwide, including JC Penney and One Step Ahead, sold these infant seat pads from October 1998 through May 2001
for about $11.
Consumers should stop using the infant pads immediately and contact Basic Comfort at (800) 456-8687 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. MT to receive a replacement.
Or visit the firm's web site at www.basiccomfort.com.
Link to CPSC
