Hedstrom Probe VI battery-powered riding toys
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Hedstrom Corporation's Probe VI battery-powered toy all-terrain vehicle poses a fire hazard. The six-wheeled riding toys manufactured before June 1985 lack fuses in their wiring harness, and there have been 11 reported incidents of these toys catching fire or smoking, which could result in serious personal injury or property damage. The affected models are 67-3890, 67-3891, 67-3892, 67-38921, 67-3893, and 67-38931, which can be identified by checking the model label on the front underside of the plastic body for a manufacturing date prior to June 1985.
Consumers can identify whether their riding toy is affected by checking the manufacturing date on the model label; those manufactured after June 1985 have fuses and are not subject to this recall. According to the recall record, consumers who have an affected Probe VI riding toy should immediately stop using it and discard or destroy the toy, as the firm is out of business and no repair remedy is available.
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Fire & Fire-Related Burn
Probe VI Riding Toy Repair by Hedstrom NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Originally issued July 7, 1988 Revised October 21, 2004 Release # 88-046 Note: Firm out of business. Consumers should discard or destroy the products to prevent injuries. Hedstrom Makes Second Appeal for Repair of Riding Toy ATV WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Hedstrom Corporation of Bedford, Pa., again warned consumers to obtain a free repair kit for the company's "Probe VI" battery-powered toy all-terrain vehicle following reports to government safety experts that three more riding toys have caught fire or smoked. Hedstrom first announced availability of the repair kit last December, but consumer response has been slow. According the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, there have been 11 reported incidents of the six-wheeled toy ATVs catching fire. Serious personal injury or property damage could result if the riding toys are not modified with the repair kit to reduce the risk of fire. Hedstrom said affected riding toys may be identified by checking the model label on the front underside of the plastic body. Models subject to the repair program, all of which do not contain fuses, are 67-3890, 67-3891, 67-3892, 67-3893 and 67- 38931. The label shows a manufacturing date prior to June, 1985, after which the company added fuses to the wiring harness. All riding toys equipped with fuses are not subject to the repair program. Consumers having any of the affected Hedstrom Probe VI - riding toys should immediately stop using the toy and discard or destroy the toy.The firm is out of business and a remedy is no longer available. The ones manufactured prior to June 1985 can catch fire because they do not have fuses. Models affected are: 67-3890 67-3891 67-3892 67-38921 67-3893 67-38931 with dates of manufacture prior to June 1985, as shown on the model identification label.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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