RadioShack · Recalled
CPSC, RadioShack Announce Recall of Video Head Cleaner
The cleaning solution bottle, which is labeled as containing isopropanol, actually contains methanol. Methanol can be fatal or cause blindness if swallowed. It is much more toxic than isopropanol. Also, the cleaning solution bottle does not have special cautionary labeling and child-resistant packaging, as required by Federal regulation for methanol.
- Units
- About 1 million
- Reports
- 39
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $13
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
The recalled non-abrasive "Wet System" Video Head Cleaner was sold in a box labeled "Video Head Cleaner," "RadioShack" and "44-1230" or "44-1213." The box contains a cleaning video cassette and a bottle of cleaning solution. The 4-inch-high white plastic cleaning solution bottle is labeled "Video Head Cleaning Fluid" or "Cleaning Liquid for HEAD CLEANER." Other writing on the bottle includes "Contents: Isopropanol," and the item number "44-1230" or "44-1213."
The file
- Sold at
- RadioShack stores nationwide and www.radioshack.com, from December 1995 through January 2005, for about $13.
- Product type
- Audio/Video Systems & Accessories
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- RadioShack Corp., of Fort Worth, Texas
Incident log
RadioShack has received 39 reports from their poison center of children accessing this product. No injuries or illnesses have been reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately place this product out of reach of children and return the product to the nearest RadioShack store for a refund, or dispose of the bottle of cleaning fluid in accordance with all state and local requirements.
Call RadioShack at (800) 843-7422 anytime, or go to the firm's Web sites at www.radioshack.com and www.radioshackcorporation.com
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated MAY 11 2005; last revised OCT 03 2024.
