Browse Product Recalls
152 consumer product safety recalls from CPSC.
Product Safety Recalls Database
Browse the complete CPSC product recall database with 152 entries. Every recall listed below was issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and includes the product name, identified hazard, and available remedy. Use the filters to narrow results by year, remedy type, or keyword. Each recall links to a full detail page with manufacturer information, units sold, and specific consumer instructions.
Product Safety Recalls
Browse 152 consumer product recalls from CPSC in 1997.
| Date | Product | Hazard | Remedy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 1997 | Children's Soap Craft Set | If consumers melt pieces of the soap disks that come with the set in a microwave oven for 10 minu... | Refund |
| Dec 18, 1997 | Graco Carriers and Carrier/Swing Seats | The handle on the seats can unlock unexpectedly, causing an infant to fall and be injured. | Repair |
| Dec 17, 1997 | Mesh-Sided Cribs | The mattress pad compresses, a gap can occur between the side panels and the bed frame, and the s... | Dispose, No Remedy Available |
| Dec 16, 1997 | Ceiling Exhaust Fan and Light Units | The light socket in these units could be wired incorrectly, which presents an electrical shock ha... | — |
| Dec 15, 1997 | VoyagerTM Car Seat/Strollers | The VoyagerTM Car Seat/Stroller is a combination product with an infant car seat that snaps into ... | Repair |
| Dec 14, 1997 | Three-Wick Candles | The wax candle can generate high flames that present a fire hazard. | Refund |
| Dec 10, 1997 | Gas Ranges | The oven burner assemblies could have been damaged during shipment or delivery. A damaged oven bu... | Repair |
| Dec 9, 1997 | Curtain-Style Holiday Lights | The electrical wiring can pull out from the splices of these decorative light sets, exposing live... | Refund |
| Dec 9, 1997 | Candleholder Sets | The candleholders can melt and ignite when exposed to a direct flame, presenting a fire hazard. | Refund |
| Dec 9, 1997 | Holiday Candle Holder | The candle holders contain small glass pots that can overheat and shatter, presenting a fire hazard. | Refund |
| Dec 9, 1997 | Christmas Lights | The light sets have flammable plastic parts, bulb sockets that can fall apart, no fuse protection... | Refund |
| Dec 7, 1997 | Reverse Fleece Women's Jackets | The reverse fleece jackets failed the federal mandatory standards for fabric flammability. These ... | Refund |
| Dec 7, 1997 | Infant Carriers | The carrier's handle can break causing the carrier to fall. Infants can be injured from the fall. | Replace |
| Nov 25, 1997 | Patio Rocking Chairs | If assembled improperly, the rocking chairs can collapse, causing its occupant to fall. | — |
| Nov 24, 1997 | Lids on Pasta Machines | When the safety cutoff switch on the lid does not activate, consumers' fingers can be severely in... | Replace |
| Nov 23, 1997 | Garden Tractors | The nut securing each rear wheel assembly to the axle can loosen and fall off, causing a consumer... | Repair |
| Nov 12, 1997 | Zippered Vest | The zipper "pulls" can slide off the top of the vest and become a choking hazard to young children. | — |
| Nov 12, 1997 | Polaris Snowmobiles | Steering pitman arms are being recalled for replacement, which are part of the steering mechanism. | Replace |
| Nov 11, 1997 | Sachs Bicycle | The chain can break, causing a rider to lose control of the bicycle, fall and be injured. | Replace |
| Nov 5, 1997 | Wooden Clown Toys | The hats present a potential choking hazard to young children. | Replace |
| Nov 4, 1997 | Clock Tambourine Toys | Small pieces could break off the toys, presenting potential choking and aspiration hazards to you... | Refund |
| Nov 2, 1997 | Sling Garden Chairs | The chairs can unexpectedly collapse and injure consumers. | Refund |
| Oct 29, 1997 | Halloween Hand Candles | The Halloween hand-shaped wax candle generates high flames that could present a fire hazard. | Refund |
| Oct 28, 1997 | Halloween Bounce Balls | The balls present a serious choking hazard to young children, which can result in death. | Refund |
| Oct 27, 1997 | Safety 1st Nursery Monitor Batteries | The dry cell battery can rupture and irritate the skin. | New Instructions |
| Oct 22, 1997 | Wipe Warmers | The Wipe Warmers, distributed by Dex Products Inc., of Benicia, Calif., could overheat and melt. | Refund, Replace |
| Oct 22, 1997 | Electric in-wall heaters | Limit switches within these heaters can emit sparks, presenting a fire hazard. | — |
| Oct 20, 1997 | Dell AC adapters, supplied with Latitude LM notebook computers and Latitude L... | The AC adapter's connector pins can break off from the adapter and remain in the power cord, posi... | Replace |
| Oct 15, 1997 | Extension cords | The cords have undersized wires that cannot carry the advertised load, plugs that are not polariz... | Refund |
| Oct 14, 1997 | Guardian dive computers | Guardian dive computers can fail to function when water leaks into the battery compartment during... | Replace |
| Oct 13, 1997 | Stuffed bears | The eyes of the bears can become detached, presenting a choking hazard to young children. | Refund |
| Oct 8, 1997 | Sports Blast™ drinks | These bottles have plastic pull-up tops that can separate from the cap, presenting a potential ch... | Refund |
| Oct 8, 1997 | Husqvarna-brand gasoline hedge trimmers | The screws holding the gearcase to the crankcase on these hedge trimmers can loosen, allowing the... | Replace, Repair |
| Oct 7, 1997 | Wooden vehicle toys | The toys have small parts that could separate and present a choking hazard to young children. | Dispose, Refund |
| Oct 6, 1997 | Envirotech Electric oscillating electric fans | The fans' plastic enclosures are extremely flammable and the power cords can come apart and expos... | Refund |
| Oct 6, 1997 | Children's toy bracelets (packaged as party favors) | The necklaces and bracelets involved in this recall can break, releasing small beads that pose a ... | Refund |
| Oct 1, 1997 | Hot Pet Car battery-operated toy cars | Small pieces could break off the cars, presenting a serious aspiration hazard to young children. | Refund |
| Sep 29, 1997 | First Alert® True Fit™ Safety Gate | Plastic parts of the gate can break off into small pieces, creating a potential choking hazard to... | Replace |
| Sep 29, 1997 | Francisca full-size wooden baby cribs | The cribs' side rail spindles are too short and can loosen and separate, creating a space greater... | Refund, Replace |
| Sep 23, 1997 | Smoke Tote Cigarette Lighters | These lighters' child-resistant mechanisms could fail to reset themselves, potentially allowing y... | Refund |
| Sep 23, 1997 | Wooden and metal bunk beds | The spaces can be large enough for a child's body to pass through, but small enough to entrap the... | Dispose, No Remedy Available |
| Sep 16, 1997 | Portable Electric Heaters | The heater's cover can separate from the bottom housing and expose live electrical parts, present... | Refund, Replace, Repair |
| Sep 15, 1997 | Teba brand multifunction ovens | The heating elements could accumulate moisture and cause electrical current to leak, presenting a... | — |
| Sep 14, 1997 | Healthways Ocean Side dive masks | The glass in the masks can break into sharp pieces and cut divers. | Refund |
| Sep 7, 1997 | Aguarras floor cleaner | The product's packaging is not child- resistant; not labeled with the necessary warnings, caution... | Refund |
| Sep 3, 1997 | AC adapters (used with its HiNote VP 500 series notebook computer) | The AC adapters' connector contact pins can break off from the adapter and remain in the power co... | Replace |
| Sep 3, 1997 | Duracraft Corp. Humidifier | The humidifiers can overheat, posing a fire hazard. | Replace |
| Sep 3, 1997 | Extension Cords | The cords have undersized wires that cannot carry the advertised load, plugs that are not polariz... | Refund |
| Sep 2, 1997 | Oval Braided Rugs | These rugs, which fail to meet federal mandatory standards for flammability, could ignite readily... | Refund |
| Sep 2, 1997 | Lava Java Microwaveable Beverage Mugs | When heated in a microwave, the mug can ignite posing a fire hazard, or the mug's hard plastic sh... | Refund |
Frequently Asked Questions
Use the search and filter tools above to look up products by name, brand, or keyword. You can also filter by year or remedy type. If you find a match, the recall notice will include details about what to do next — typically contacting the manufacturer for a free refund, replacement, or repair. The CPSC also maintains a free email alert service at cpsc.gov where you can sign up to receive notifications about new recalls.
Stop using the product immediately, especially if the recall involves a fire, choking, or laceration hazard. Follow the instructions in the recall notice to get your remedy (refund, replacement, or repair). Most recalls include a toll-free number and website where you can register. Keep the product in a safe place — do not throw it away until you have received your remedy, as you may need to return it or provide proof of disposal.
The most common hazards include fire and burn risks, choking hazards (especially in children's products), laceration and cut injuries, electric shock, fall hazards, entrapment, chemical exposure, and lead paint contamination. Fire hazards are consistently the most frequent reason for recalls, often involving lithium-ion batteries, electrical components, or flammable materials.