August Recall Roundup – Beware Of Toppling Bar Stools

In the Recall Roundup for August, dangerous beanbag chairs and overheating heaters could lurk around every corner, and there could be a defective car in your garage right now. Don’t be scared, though. The CPSC is here to protect us all from toppling bar stools and overheating night lights.

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Ace Bayou Corporation bean bag chairs – can be unzipped, so children crawl inside

SolarWorld solar panels – may corrode and pose electric shock or fire risk

Vornado Air Electric Space Heaters – may overheat, melt, and catch fire

ESL and Interlogix brand 400/500 series smoke detectors – may fail to alert users to a fire, which is kind of the point

DD Brand Tin Candles – high flame may ignite container

Lea Industries Lighted Night Stands – may overheat and scorch carpet

Spencer Bar Stools (Costco) – footrest may break

Pottery Barn Donovan Bar Stools – footrest may break

Philips “Lightolier” Decorative Glass Lens – lens may shatter

Far East Brokers Glass Beverage Dispenser Set (Publix) – metal stand may break

Nantucket Distributing (Christmas Tree Shops) Wicker Outdoor Patio Set Chairs – rear legs may break

Pets

Top Fin aquarium heaters (Petsmart) – electric shock hazard

Sports & Outdoors

Attwood Kayak and Watersports Storage Hanger – may “release unexpectedly,” or drop your kayak for no reason

Arctic Cat snowmobiles – risk of fuel leak

JPC Equestrian Stirrup Leathers – strap may crack and break

Avigo 20 Inch Turn N’ Burn Youth Bicycles (Toys ‘R’ Us) – front wheel may detach

Kawasaki Teryx4 Recreational Off-highway Vehicles – sticks may poke through floorboards

Trayl TRN Mountain Bikes (Sports Authority) – brakes may suddenly fail

GT Brand Mountain Bicycles – wheel hubs may break, causing brakes to fail

Electronics

Vizio E-series 39- and 42-inch Full-Array LED flat panel televisions – TV might fall

Popkiller USB car charger adapters, power adapters and 8-pin charger (Apple Lightning) cables – fire and electric shock hazard

Babies & Kids

Brita children’s water bottles with cartoon characters – bottles may shatter or crack

Franklin & Ben Mason 4-in-1 Convertible Cribs – child may become trapped between front panels

L.L. Bean Fisherman’s and Open Stitch Children’s Sweaters – choking hazard

Tommee Tippee Monitor with Movement Sensor Pad – baby may pull sensor pad cord into crib

Dream On Me Dinah High Chairs – baby may fall through leg opening and become trapped

Oeuf Sparrow cribs – top rail may detach from crib

Toys

Buckyballs and Buckycubes – magnets may stick together in the digestive tract

Vehicle Recallapalooza

2015 Honda Fit – recalled to improve crash resistance

2013 and 2014 Ford Focus ST and Escape – wiring problem could cut power to the engine

2012 to 2014 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX – cars may fail to stay parked

2013 to 2014 Ford Flex and Taurus; Lincoln MKT and MKS – cars may fail to stay parked

2010 to 2015 Land Rover LR2 and 2012 to 2013 Range Rover Evoque – front passenger airbag may fail to deploy

A whole bunch of Buicks, Cadillacs, Chevrolets, Saturns, and Pontiacs – various electric, safety restraint, brake fluid problems

2006 to 2007 Buick Rainier, Chevy Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Isuzu Ascender, and Saab 9-7X – vehicles may catch fire, even while parked

2001 to 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe – rusted coil spring could shatter

2011 Hyundai Sonata – brake line could leak

2011 to 2014 Hyundai Sonata – car may not stay parked

2007 to 2012 Hyundai Veracruz – oil may leak

2002 to 2004 Infiniti and Nissan Maxima, Pathfinder and Sentra – may have defective airbags

Various Chevrolets, Cadillacs, and Buicks – at this point it may be more effective just to list the cars that aren’t recalled.