Radio Systems Corporation Recalls Power Adapters Sold with PetSafe(r) Heated Wellness Sleepers Due to Fire Hazard

June 30, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FIRM NAMED BELOW, TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONSUMER PRODUCT. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING RECALLED PRODUCTS IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED. IT IS ILLEGAL TO RESELL OR ATTEMPT TO RESELL A RECALLED CONSUMER PRODUCT.

NAME OF PRODUCT: POWER ADAPTERS FOR HEATED PET BEDS

UNITS: ABOUT 20,000

IMPORTER: RADIO SYSTEMS CORPORATION OF, KNOXVILLE, TENN.

HAZARD: WHEN THE METAL CONNECTOR IS REMOVED FROM THE BED, IT CAN CAUSE ARCING BETWEEN THE COIL SPRING AND THE CONNECTOR, POSING A FIRE AND BURN HAZARD TO CONSUMERS.

INCIDENTS/INJURIES: THE FIRM HAS RECEIVED THREE REPORTS OF CONNECTORS MELTING. NO INJURIES OR FIRES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

DESCRIPTION: THIS RECALL INVOLVES THE CLASS 2 TRANSFORMERS THAT WERE SOLD WITH PETSAFE HEATED WELLNESS SLEEPERS. THE POWER ADAPTERS ARE IDENTIFIED BY THE MARKINGS “PLUG IN CLASS 2 TRANSFORMER,” “MODEL NO: K12-800″ AND HAVE A SPRING COIL COVERING THE LENGTH OF THE ELECTRICAL WIRE THAT GOES FROM THE SLEEPER. POWER ADAPTERS WITHOUT SPRING COILS ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL.

SOLD AT: PET SPECIALTY STORES, CATALOG AND ONLINE RETAILERS NATIONWIDE FROM SEPTEMBER 2006 THROUGH APRIL 2010 FOR BETWEEN $70 AND $110.

MANUFACTURED IN: CHINA

REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP USING THE RECALLED POWER ADAPTER AND CONTACT THE FIRM TO RECEIVE A FREE REPLACEMENT ADAPTER.

CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT RADIO SYSTEMS CORPORATION AT (800) 732-2677 BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 8 P.M. ET MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 5 P.M. OR VISIT THE FIRM’S WEBSITE AT WWW.PETSAFE.NET