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Estes-Cox Radio Control Airplanes with Lithium Polymer Batteries Recalled for Fire Hazard is CPSC recall #07139, announced on March 27, 2007. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves Sky Squadron Model 4153 (sold at RadioShack) and Sky Rangers Model 4161 (sold at Wal-Mart) radio controlled airplanes with rechargeable lithium batteries. The airplanes have a wingspan of about 18- to 20-inches and a polystyrene foam fuselage. Model 4153 is a blue Corsair single engine airplane with a Number 15 decal and a black and blue transmitter/charger. Model 4161 is a red twin engine plane with an all-black transmitter/charger. The model numbers are on the box and instructions. The remedy is consumers with the recalled airplanes should stop using them immediately and contact estes-cox for instructions on returning the airplane for a replacement product.. Affected brand: Estes-Cox Corp..
This recall involves Sky Squadron Model 4153 (sold at RadioShack) and Sky Rangers Model 4161 (sold at Wal-Mart) radio controlled airplanes with rechargeable lithium batteries. The airplanes have a wingspan of about 18- to 20-inches and a polystyrene foam fuselage. Model 4153 is a blue Corsair single engine airplane with a Number 15 decal and a black and blue transmitter/charger. Model 4161 is a red twin engine plane with an all-black transmitter/charger. The model numbers are on the box and instructions.
Affected products
Radio Control Model Airplanes (Models 4153 and 4161) with Lithium Polymer Batteries
Recalled brands
Estes-Cox Corp.
Remedy
Consumers with the recalled airplanes should stop using them immediately and contact Estes-Cox for instructions on returning the airplane for a replacement product.
Recall date
March 27, 2007
CPSC recall #07139 covers Estes-Cox Radio Control Airplanes with Lithium Polymer Batteries Recalled for Fire Hazard, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on March 27, 2007. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves Sky Squadron Model 4153 (sold at RadioShack) and Sky Rangers Model 4161 (sold at Wal-Mart) radio controlled airplanes with rechargeable lithium batteries. The airplanes have a wingspan of about 18- to 20-inches and a polystyrene foam fuselage. Model 4153 is a blue Corsair single engine airplane with a Number 15 decal and a black and blue transmitter/charger. Model 4161 is a red twin engine plane with an all-black transmitter/charger. The model numbers are on the box and instructions.
The CPSC remedy for recall #07139 is consumers with the recalled airplanes should stop using them immediately and contact estes-cox for instructions on returning the airplane for a replacement product.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
If you sell Estes-Cox Radio Control Airplanes with Lithium Polymer Batteries Recalled for Fire Hazard on Shopify, stop selling the affected units immediately, notify customers who purchased them, and consider whether you have a Section 15(b) reporting obligation to the CPSC. RecallDocket helps Shopify merchants identify affected SKUs and prepare the required safety report.
The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2007/Estes-Cox-Radio-Control-Airplanes-with-Lithium-Polymer-Batteries-Recalled-for-Fire-Hazard. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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