Product Recall Number: 14-054
Why was Coby 32-inch flat screen televisions recalled?
An electronic component can fail, catch fire and ignite nearby items, posing fire and burn hazards.
Product Recall Number: 14-054
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2013-12-12
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Coby 32-inch flat screen televisions
Description: An electronic component in the TVs can fail, catch fire and ignite nearby items.
Hazard Description: An electronic component can fail, catch fire and ignite nearby items, posing fire and burn hazards.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund, Replace
Units: About 8,900
Incidents: CPSC has received reports of six incidents involving the televisions overheating, smoking or catching fire. One incident involved a television catching on fire and scorching a wall. Another involved a fire that was limited to the television. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately turn off and unplug the recalled televisions and contact the participating retailer where their television was purchased for instructions on the remedy available from that retailer, which could be a refund, store credit, gift card or replacement TV. Because the importer/distributor Coby USA is out of business, the retailers are providing the remedy. The remedy and terms vary between the retailers.
Sold At: ABC Warehouse, ALCO Stores Inc., Fry's Electronics, h.h. gregg, Nebraska Furniture Mart, P.C. Richard & Son, Sears/Kmart, Stanford Electronics, Toys R Us, online at BestBuy.com, bestbuy.dtdeals.com, dealtree.com and techliquidators.com, and online and by catalog at homeatfive.com, seventhavenue.com and wards.com, and other stores and sites nationwide, from August 2011 through November 2013 for between $170 and $260.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Coby Electronics Co. Ltd., of Hong Kong
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed