Thursday, September 3, 2015

News From CPSC: 2 Recalls Announced Today

 

-----------NEWS from CPSC-----------
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Communications
4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814
www.cpsc.gov

1. Prestone Products Recalls Windshield De-Icer and Ice and Frost Shield Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Closure Requirement

http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Prestone-Products-Recalls-Windshield-De-Icer-and-Ice-and-Frost-Shield/

 

2. Cycling Sports Group Recalls Cannondale Mountain Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard

http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Cycling-Sports-Group-Recalls-Cannondale-Mountain-Bicycles/

 

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1. Recall Date: September 3, 2015

Recall Number: 15-232    

 

Prestone Products Recalls Windshield De-Icer and Ice and Frost Shield Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Closure Requirement

http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Prestone-Products-Recalls-Windshield-De-Icer-and-Ice-and-Frost-Shield/

 

Recall Summary

 

Name of Product: Prestone® Windshield De-Icer and Prestone® Ice & Frost Shield

 

Hazard: The trigger spray assembly can be removed from the De-Icer and Frost Shield container. The product contains methanol and ethylene glycol. Children may gain access to the product by removing the trigger assembly, posing a risk of poisoning.

 

Remedy: Replace

 

Always keep all products that contain hazardous chemicals out of reach and sight of children. Consumers should inspect the bottle to see if the trigger assembly can be removed by twisting the neck shroud counter-clockwise. If the trigger assembly can be removed, consumers should contact Prestone to receive a new replacement trigger assembly that, once engaged, cannot be removed.

 

Consumer Contact: Prestone information center at 800-890-2075 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.prestone.com  and click on “De-Icer and Frost Shield Recall” for more information.

 

Photos available at http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Prestone-Products-Recalls-Windshield-De-Icer-and-Ice-and-Frost-Shield/

 

Recall Details

 

Units: About 4.1 million

 

Description: This recall involves two products: Prestone Windshield De-Icer and Prestone Ice & Frost Shield. The Windshield De-Icer (SKU AS-246) is used to melt ice on vehicle windshields and windows. The De-Icer was sold in a clear yellow 32-ounce trigger spray plastic bottle with a black tip on the nozzle. The Prestone Ice & Frost Shield (SKU AS-247) is used to reduce morning frost, light ice and snow on vehicle windshields, windows and wiper blades. The Frost Shield was sold in a clear yellow 32-ounce trigger spray plastic bottle with a yellow trigger pull. The SKU number is printed on the bottom left of the back label.

 

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

 

Sold at:  AutoZone, Kroger, Meijer, O’Reilly’s, Pep Boys and Walmart, online at www.Amazon.com, and other retailers from September 2011 through August 2015 for between $3 and $11.

 

Manufacturer: Prestone Products Corporation, of Lake Forest. Ill.

 

Manufactured in: United States

 

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2. Recall Date: September 3, 2015

Recall Number: 15-231

 

Cycling Sports Group Recalls Cannondale Mountain Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard

http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Cycling-Sports-Group-Recalls-Cannondale-Mountain-Bicycles/

 

Recall Summary

 

Name of Product: Cannondale mountain bicycles with OPI stem/steering tube

 

Hazard: The OPI stem/steering tube assemblies can fail, posing a risk of injury from a fall.

 

Remedy: Repair

 

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bicycle and take it to the nearest authorized Cannondale dealer for a free repair. Cannondale dealers will fit a locking reinforcement wedge assembly inside the OPI stem/steering tube and replace the clamp bolts.

 

Consumer Contact: Cycling Sports Group at 800-BIKE-USA  (800-245-3872) from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, by email at custserve@cyclingsportsgroup.com  or online at www.cannondale.com  and click on “Recalls” under the Recalls & Safety link at the bottom of the page.

 

Photos available at http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Cycling-Sports-Group-Recalls-Cannondale-Mountain-Bicycles/

 

Recall Details

 

Units: About 23,000 (in addition, about 800 were sold in Canada)

 

Description: This recall involves all model year 2011 through 2015 Flash, FSi , F-4, F-5, F-29, Lexi, RZ, Scalpel and Trigger Cannondale mountain bicycles, with OPI stem/steering tube assemblies “OPI” is printed diagonally across the stem/steering tube in black letters.

 

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

 

Sold at: Authorized Cannondale dealers nationwide from July 2010 to July 2015 for between $2,000 and $10,000.

 

Importer: Cycling Sports Group Inc., of Wilton, Conn.

 

Manufactured in: Taiwan

 

Note: Health Canada's press release is available at http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2015/54850r-eng.php

 

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