Product Recall Number: 23-019
Why was Gel Blaster SURGE 1.0 toy guns recalled?
The lithium-ion battery pack inside the handle can overheat and ignite, posing a fire hazard.
Product Recall Number: 23-019
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2022-10-20
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Gel Blaster SURGE 1.0 toy guns
Description: This recall involves Gel Blaster SURGE Model 1.0. The gel blaster has a white body and is gray around the handle. The word “SURGE” is printed in orange on the side. A pineapple-shaped hopper that holds the gellets attaches on the top and a black on/off switch is located at the back of the blaster.
Hazard Description: The lithium-ion battery pack inside the handle can overheat and ignite, posing a fire hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 62,700
Incidents: Gel Blaster has received 30 reports of smoking or fire near the handle of the gel blaster where the lithium-ion battery is located. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Gel Blaster SURGE Model 1.0 and contact Gel Blaster to receive a prepaid mailer to return the product and receive a full refund. Gel Blaster is contacting known purchasers directly.
Sold At: D2 LLC in Wimberley, Texas; Hey! Joy - Toy Store in Garden City, N.Y., Bloomington, Minn. and Orlando, Fla.; Learning Tree in Prairie Village, Kan.; Kitty Hawk stores along the East Coast and other stores nationwide and online at www.kittyhawk.com, www.heyjoytoystore.com, www.learningtreetoys.com, www.gelblaster.com, www.kickstarter.com and www.amazon.com from August 2020 through October 2021 for about $60.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Gel Blaster LLC, of Austin, Texas
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed