Product Recalls

In 2009, Inez M. Tenenbaum took over the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), an agency in turmoil and uncertain of its mission to ensure that tens of thousands of products did not present a danger to buyers. Ending her four year term on November 30^th, she has led a significant increase in the agency’s powers.

Approximately 8,200 Avalanche airbags have been recalled by Backcountry Access (BCA) because the trigger assembly can fail, resulting in the airbag not deploying and posing a risk of death or injury in the event of an avalanche.

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) developed a robust toy safety system requiring testing by independent, third party test labs around the world, enforcing stringent lead and phthalates limits for toys, imposing some of the most stringent toy standards in the world and stopping violative and dangerous toys at ports and in the marketplace before they reach children’s hands.

Viking Range has recalled their 42-inch and 48-in built-in side-by-side refrigerator freezers with in-door water and ice dispensers due to electrical connectors in the refrigerator freezer wiring harness can overheat and pose a fire hazard.

Club Car is recalling the Precedent golf and transport vehicles for improper assembly that can cause the front wheel spindles to crack and cause the wheel to become loose affecting the steering, posing a crash hazard.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voluntary recall agreements have not been legally binding on the company conducting the recall but that could change after a November 13^th, 2013 meeting of the CPSC.