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Product Recall Number: 77-039

Why was Grand Prix model 3200 stereo tape deck and record player recalled?

Due to a defect in the electrical wiring, the units, which retail for approximately $140, may present a shock hazard to the consumer.

Grand Prix model 3200 stereo tape deck and record player
Here's product recall specific data for Grand Prix model 3200 stereo tape deck and record player.

  • Product Recall Number: 77-039

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 1977-04-21

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Grand Prix model 3200 stereo tape deck and record player

  • Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. (Apr. 22)-- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Grand Prix Electronics of St. Louis, Missouri today announced a recall of all Grand Prix model 3200 stereo tape deck and record player units sold prior to March 23, 1977. Due to a defect in the electrical wiring, the units, which retail for approximately $140, may present a shock hazard to the consumer. Approximately 57 units are thought to be in consumer hands. The stereos in question were sold by Famous Barr of St. Louis, Missouri; Venture Stores in Kansas City and Springfield, Missouri, Chicago and Peoria, Illinois, and Kansas City, Kansas; Discount House in Jerseyville, Illinois; and Kent Electronics in Houston, Texas. Consumers may determine whether they have purchased the Grand Prix model 3200 stereo by unplugging the unit and examining the model number which is located slightly to the right of center on the rear of the unit. Consumers who have the model 3200 stereo should return it to the store where it was purchased. The store will see that it is repaired, or replaced with a similar unit of comparable value at no cost to the consumer. No other Grand Prix model stereos are involved in this recall campaign.

  • Hazard Description: Due to a defect in the electrical wiring, the units, which retail for approximately $140, may present a shock hazard to the consumer.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Replace, Repair

  • Units: Approximately 57 units

  • Incidents: None Listed

  • Remedy: Consumers who have the model 3200 stereo should return it to the store where it was purchased. The store will see that it is repaired, or replaced with a similar unit of comparable value at no cost to the consumer.

  • Sold At: The stereos in question were sold by Famous Barr of St. Louis, Missouri; Venture Stores in Kansas City and Springfield, Missouri, Chicago and Peoria, Illinois, and Kansas City, Kansas; Discount House in Jerseyville, Illinois; and Kent Electronics in Houston, Texas.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: None Listed

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed