The furniture industry group Alliance4Safety, in collaboration with 31 furniture manufacturers, has issued a recall for millions of “New Age” furniture tip kits. These kits, which are meant to prevent furniture from tipping over, were found to be defective, resulting in a potential risk of injury or entrapment to anyone caught beneath them. If you [...]
A subcontractor of Boeing has been accused of intentionally concealing what one employee called “excessive amounts of defects” in the Boeing 747 Max 9 jet. These documents accuse the subcontractor of telling employees to falsify safety reports to hide these defects, allowing them to go into production and use despite the potential risk. It is [...]
Vornado, a major manufacturer of household appliances, has expanded a recall for its travel steam irons due to the risk of shock and burn hazards. The initial recall targeted 250,000 of its irons, but the newly expanded recall impacts an additional 1.75 million irons. If you have one of the affected irons, you should cease [...]
Fortress Safe, a major manufacturer of gun safes and other related paraphernalia, has issued a recall for its Biometric gun safes due to a major defect with its lock. The biometric device was found to be faulty, allowing people other than those authorized to do so to open the safe. At least one death has [...]
Future Motion, manufacturer of the Onewheel Electric Skateboard, has issued a recall for these electric skateboards after reports of serious injuries and at least four deaths from using the product. This is because it can lose its ability to balance the rider if its limits are exceeded or if it hits low battery, potentially resulting [...]
The Electrolux Group has issued a recall for its Frigidaire Gas Cooktops after it was found they suffered from a significant defect that could lead to a gas leak and cause a potential fire. This is because the plastic control knobs with a black shaft were found to sometimes break during use. Anyone using these [...]
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a recall for more than 1.5 million Gree Dehumidifiers after it was found they could overheat and catch fire. The recall affects 42 models of dehumidifiers sold between January 2011 and February 2014. If you have one of the affected models of dehumidifier, you should cease using [...]
Soojimus, a manufacturer of products for children, has issued a recall for its CUPKIN Double-Walled Stainless Steel Children’s Cups after they were found to have unsafe levels of lead, in violation of the federal lead content ban. This potentially puts anyone who uses the cups at risk of lead poisoning. Anyone who has one of [...]
Tesla, the manufacturer of electric cars and other electronic components, has earned the dubious honor of being the most recalled car brand in the United States. Data analyzed by Autoweek found that four of the five top models of cars that experienced the most recalls over the past ten years were manufactured by Tesla, keeping [...]
VRURC, a major manufacturer of chargers, batteries, and other electronic products, has announced a recall for its portable chargers due to a fire hazard. At least one incident has been reported where the chargers caught fire during a commercial flight, resulting in at least four people requiring medical attention. Anyone who has one of these [...]
