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CPSC, Firms Announce Recall of Remote Controlled Toy Race Cars and Galileo Weather Thermometers is CPSC recall #01166, announced on June 19, 2001. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The remote controlled race cars are black with the number 28 printed in red on the doors and roof and the Texaco logo printed on the hood of the car. The cars are about 8 inches long by 3 inches wide and 2 inches high. A black cordless remote control is sold with the cars and reads in part "FORWARD," and "REVERSE" in yellow print. The thermometers are made of glass. They are cylinder-shaped, measuring about 17 inches high. Inside the cylinder are floating small glass spheres filled with various colors of liquid. Attached to each sphere is a metal disk with different temperatures embossed on both sides. The spheres float up and down within the cylinder to identify a temperature based on their position within the cylinder. A small gold sticker that says "Made in China" is on the bottom of the cylinder. The remedy is consumers should stop using these cars immediately, remove the batteries from the remote controlled race cars and the remote controls and return the remote controlled race cars and remote controls to the texaco station where purchased, for a full refund. consumers also may return the items for a full refund, by obtaining a prepaid shipping label by calling equity marketing inc. consumers should stop using these thermometers immediately and return them to the christmas tree shops inc. where purchased, for a refund.. Affected brands: Equity Marketing Inc., Nantucket Distributing Co. Inc..
The remote controlled race cars are black with the number 28 printed in red on the doors and roof and the Texaco logo printed on the hood of the car. The cars are about 8 inches long by 3 inches wide and 2 inches high. A black cordless remote control is sold with the cars and reads in part "FORWARD," and "REVERSE" in yellow print. The thermometers are made of glass. They are cylinder-shaped, measuring about 17 inches high. Inside the cylinder are floating small glass spheres filled with various colors of liquid. Attached to each sphere is a metal disk with different temperatures embossed on both sides. The spheres float up and down within the cylinder to identify a temperature based on their position within the cylinder. A small gold sticker that says "Made in China" is on the bottom of the cylinder.
Affected products
Remote Controlled Toy Race Cars and Galileo Weather Thermometers
Recalled brands
Equity Marketing Inc., Nantucket Distributing Co. Inc.
Remedy
Consumers should stop using these cars immediately, remove the batteries from the remote controlled race cars and the remote controls and return the remote controlled race cars and remote controls to the Texaco station where purchased, for a full refund. Consumers also may return the items for a full refund, by obtaining a prepaid shipping label by calling Equity Marketing Inc. Consumers should stop using these thermometers immediately and return them to the Christmas Tree Shops Inc. where purchased, for a refund.
Recall date
June 19, 2001
CPSC recall #01166 covers CPSC, Firms Announce Recall of Remote Controlled Toy Race Cars and Galileo Weather Thermometers, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on June 19, 2001. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The remote controlled race cars are black with the number 28 printed in red on the doors and roof and the Texaco logo printed on the hood of the car. The cars are about 8 inches long by 3 inches wide and 2 inches high. A black cordless remote control is sold with the cars and reads in part "FORWARD," and "REVERSE" in yellow print. The thermometers are made of glass. They are cylinder-shaped, measuring about 17 inches high. Inside the cylinder are floating small glass spheres filled with various colors of liquid. Attached to each sphere is a metal disk with different temperatures embossed on both sides. The spheres float up and down within the cylinder to identify a temperature based on their position within the cylinder. A small gold sticker that says "Made in China" is on the bottom of the cylinder.
The CPSC remedy for recall #01166 is consumers should stop using these cars immediately, remove the batteries from the remote controlled race cars and the remote controls and return the remote controlled race cars and remote controls to the texaco station where purchased, for a full refund. consumers also may return the items for a full refund, by obtaining a prepaid shipping label by calling equity marketing inc. consumers should stop using these thermometers immediately and return them to the christmas tree shops inc. where purchased, for a refund.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
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The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2001/CPSC-Firms-Announce-Recall-of-Remote-Controlled-Toy-Race-Cars-and-Galileo-Weather-Thermometers. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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