Product Recall Number: 11-141
Why was recalled?
"If the battery falls from the remote control during handling, it can rupture and smoke or ignite, posing a fire hazard."
Product Recall Number: 11-141
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2011-02-22
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: None Listed
Description: "If the battery falls from the remote control during handling, it can rupture and smoke or ignite."
Hazard Description: "If the battery falls from the remote control during handling, it can rupture and smoke or ignite, posing a fire hazard."
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair, Replace
Units: "About 4,160"
Incidents: The company has received four reports of batteries falling from the remote control system during handling; one of the batteries ignited and singed a carpet and the other three smoked.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product and contact Niles Audio to schedule an in-home repair to receive a replacement battery and a more secure battery cover. Consumers should not attempt to open the battery compartment. Niles Audio is directly contacting consumers who purchased the recalled remote control systems.
Sold At: "Authorized dealers and distributors of audio/video equipment between January 2008 and September 2010 for about $1,300 for the iRemoteTS and $1,000 for the iC2."
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed