Wal-Mart Expands Recall of Durabrand DVD Players: Fire Hazard

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.

NAME OF PRODUCT: DURABRAND DVD PLAYERS. (THE AUGUST 20 RECALL OF THE SILVER DURABRAND DVD PLAYER HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE PINK AND PURPLE-COLORED VERSIONS OF THE SAME DVD PLAYER.)

UNITS: ABOUT 4.2 MILLION (1.5 MILLION WERE PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED)

IMPORTER: WAL-MART STORES INC., OF BENTONVILLE, ARK.

HAZARD: THE DVD PLAYER’S CIRCUIT BOARD CAN OVERHEAT, POSING A FIRE AND BURN HAZARD TO CONSUMERS.

INCIDENTS/INJURIES: WAL-MART HAS RECEIVED 14 REPORTS OF DVD PLAYERS OVERHEATING, SEVEN OF WHICH HAVE RESULTED IN FIRES THAT CAUSED PROPERTY DAMAGE. NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

DESCRIPTION: THIS RECALL INVOLVES A SINGLE DVD PLAYER WITH A REMOTE CONTROL. THE DEVICE WAS SOLD IN THREE COLORS—SILVER, PINK AND PURPLE AND HAS A U-SHAPED OPENING AT THE TOP TO INSERT THE DVD. THE DVD PLAYERS WERE SOLD UNDER THE FOLLOWING UPC CODES AND MODEL NUMBERS:

SOLD EXCLUSIVELY AT: WAL-MART STORES NATIONWIDE FROM JANUARY 2006 THROUGH JULY 2009 FOR ABOUT $29.

MANUFACTURED IN: CHINA

REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP USING THE PRODUCT AND RETURN IT TO THE NEAREST WAL-MART FOR A FULL REFUND.

CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT WAL-MART STORES AT (800) 925-6278 BETWEEN 7 A.M. AND 9 P.M. CT MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, OR VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.WALMARTSTORES.COM

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