Gerry Deluxe Baby Monitors
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Gerry Baby Products recalled approximately 990,000 Model 602 Deluxe Baby Monitors due to a fire and burn hazard. The monitors, which resemble walkie-talkies and come in pale gray and royal blue plastic casing, may overheat if wires inside are improperly connected. The hazard is worsened when blankets or other bedding block the monitor's ventilation. The recalled monitors were sold nationwide from June 1988 through May 1990 and can be identified by the date code on the back (codes "8806" through "9005"). Gerry is aware of one confirmed fire without injuries caused by this defect, and has also received reports of two additional fires (including one with a fatality and one with an injury) and 13 incidents of monitors becoming warm to the touch or causing skin burns, though only one of these incidents was conclusively determined to be caused by the Model 602 monitor.
Consumers who own a recalled Model 602 monitor should contact Evenflo's Parent Link Consumer Resource Center at (800) 233-5921 for assistance. Gerry urges all consumers to read product warnings and instructions, and to never place a monitor in a crib, among blankets or bedding, or in any position that interferes with the monitor's ventilation.
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Fire & Fire-Related Burn
Deluxe Baby Monitor Recalled by Gerry Baby Products NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 Note: Telephone Number & Responding Company Change. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Originally issued October 3, 1996, Revised January 13, 2003 (301) 504-7908 Release # 97-002 CPSC, Gerry Baby Products Announce Model 602 Deluxe Baby Monitor Recall WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Gerry Baby Products Company, of Thornton, Colo., announced a voluntary recall of approximately 990,000 Model 602 Gerry Deluxe Baby Monitors. Wires inside the monitor may be improperly connected, resulting in the product overheating with the possibility of the monitor causing fire. Another contributing factor is when blankets or other bedding are placed around or on top of the monitor blocking ventilation. Gerry urges consumers to read all product warnings and instructions accompanying all monitors. Consumers should not place any monitor in the crib, among blankets or bedding, or in any position that interferes with ventilation for the monitor. Gerry is aware of one fire without injuries involving a Model 602 monitor with this manufacturing error. This information was brought to CPSC's attention by a member of the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI). In addition, CPSC has also received reports alleging Model 602 Baby Monitor involvement in two other fires, including one with a fatality and an injury, and 13 incidents of the monitors getting warm to the touch, including one skin burn. Gerry stated that only one report (no injuries) of these 16 claims was conclusively determined to have been caused by the Model 602 monitor. The two-piece monitor sets resemble walkie-talkies. The monitors have pale gray and royal blue plastic casing. A red "on" light and a blue "Gerry" label appear on the front of each monitor. The back of the monitors are embossed with "GERRY DELUXE BABY MONITOR MODEL 602" and the manufacturer's date code. The date code appears as a circle of numbers, with an arrow pointing to the number of the month and the two-digit year number on either side of the arrow. This recall involves monitors with date codes "8806" (June 1988) through "9005" (May 1990). Juvenile product and baby supply stores and department stores sold the recalled monitors nationwide from June 1988 through May 1990. The monitors were packaged in blue cardboard boxes labeled in part, "Gerry Deluxe Baby Monitor...Listen to Your Baby from any Home Location...Gerry Baby Safetronics..." Consumers should contact Evenflo's Parent Link Consumer Resource Center at (800) 233-5921 for assistance (Gerry Baby Products is out of business, but the Evenflo Company has now taken over in responding to this recall).
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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