Product Recall Number: 15-232
Why was Prestone® Windshield De-Icer and Prestone® Ice & Frost Shield recalled?
The trigger spray assembly can be removed from the De-Icer and Frost Shield container. The product contains methanol and ethylene glycol. Children may gain access to the product by removing the trigger assembly, posing a risk of poisoning.
Product Recall Number: 15-232
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2015-09-03
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Prestone® Windshield De-Icer and Prestone® Ice & Frost Shield
Description: The trigger spray assembly can be removed from the De-Icer and Frost Shield container. The product contains methanol and ethylene glycol. Children may gain access to the product by removing the trigger assembly, posing a risk of poisoning.
Hazard Description: The trigger spray assembly can be removed from the De-Icer and Frost Shield container. The product contains methanol and ethylene glycol. Children may gain access to the product by removing the trigger assembly, posing a risk of poisoning.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 4.1 million
Incidents: None reported.
Remedy: Always keep all products that contain hazardous chemicals out of reach and sight of children. Consumers should inspect the bottle to see if the trigger assembly can be removed by twisting the neck shroud counter-clockwise. If the trigger assembly can be removed, consumers should contact Prestone to receive a new replacement trigger assembly that, once engaged, cannot be removed.
Sold At: AutoZone, Kroger, Meijer, O'Reilly's, Pep Boys and Walmart, online at www.Amazon.com, and other retailers from September 2011 through August 2015 for between $3 and $11.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Prestone Products Corporation, of Lake Forest. Ill.
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: United States
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed