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Nintendo of America Initiates Replacement Program for Wrist Straps Used with Controllers for the Wii Video Game System is CPSC recall #07061, announced on December 15, 2006. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The wrist straps are sold with Nintendo's Wii video game system (pronounced "we"). Its controller, called the Wii Remote, is shaped like a TV remote. Sensors determine the Wii Remote's position in 3-D space, which means that a tennis swing, for example, is done through movement of a consumer's hand rather than by just fingers and thumbs. The cords on the wrist straps included in this program are 0.6 mm in diameter. The replacement cords are 1.0 mm in diameter (see photo). The remedy is consumers should contact the firm for a replacement wrist strap.. Affected brand: Nintendo of America Inc..
The wrist straps are sold with Nintendo's Wii video game system (pronounced "we"). Its controller, called the Wii Remote, is shaped like a TV remote. Sensors determine the Wii Remote's position in 3-D space, which means that a tennis swing, for example, is done through movement of a consumer's hand rather than by just fingers and thumbs. The cords on the wrist straps included in this program are 0.6 mm in diameter. The replacement cords are 1.0 mm in diameter (see photo).
Affected products
Wrist Straps Used with Controllers for Wii Video Game System
Recalled brands
Nintendo of America Inc.
Remedy
Consumers should contact the firm for a replacement wrist strap.
Recall date
December 15, 2006
CPSC recall #07061 covers Nintendo of America Initiates Replacement Program for Wrist Straps Used with Controllers for the Wii Video Game System, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on December 15, 2006. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The wrist straps are sold with Nintendo's Wii video game system (pronounced "we"). Its controller, called the Wii Remote, is shaped like a TV remote. Sensors determine the Wii Remote's position in 3-D space, which means that a tennis swing, for example, is done through movement of a consumer's hand rather than by just fingers and thumbs. The cords on the wrist straps included in this program are 0.6 mm in diameter. The replacement cords are 1.0 mm in diameter (see photo).
The CPSC remedy for recall #07061 is consumers should contact the firm for a replacement wrist strap.. 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/2007/Nintendo-of-America-Initiates-Replacement-Program-for-Wrist-Straps-Used-with-Controllers-for-the-Wii-Video-Game-System. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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