Product Recall Number: 14-156
Why was Rechargeable batteries used in Summer Infant video monitors recalled?
The battery in the handheld video monitor can overheat and rupture, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
Product Recall Number: 14-156
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2014-04-23
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Rechargeable batteries used in Summer Infant video monitors
Description: The batteries used in the video baby monitors can overheat and rupture.
Hazard Description: The battery in the handheld video monitor can overheat and rupture, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 800,000 batteries (about 58,800 were recalled in February 2011)
Incidents: Summer Infant has received 22 reports of overheated and ruptured batteries, including incidents of smoke and minor property damage.
Remedy: Consumers should remove the battery and contact Summer Infant for a replacement battery. The monitor can continue to be used on AC power with the power cord.
Sold At: Mass merchants, including Babies "R" Us, online retailers and independent juvenile specialty stores, from about February 2010 through 2012 for between $150 to $350.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed