Mintek Digital Inc. · Recalled
CPSC, Mintek Digital Inc. Announce Recall of Portable DVD Player Batteries
The battery can overheat and explode while recharging, posing a burn and fire hazard to consumers.
- Units
- About 116,000
- Reports
- 10
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $200–$300
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
The recall involves battery packs used with the Mintek portable DVD players with a 7" (diagonal) screen and model number DVD-1710. "Mintek DVD-1710" is printed on the top and bottom of the unit. The DVD player is silver and gray colored and the battery pack is silver with a nameplate on the bottom that is marked RB-LiP01 or RB-LiP02.
The file
- Sold at
- Electronic and department stores nationwide, including Best Buy, from September 2002 through January 2005, for between $200 and $300.
- Product type
- Adapter/Power Supply/Charger/Battery
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Mintek Digital Inc. of Anaheim, Calif.
Incident log
Mintek has received 10 reports of incidents, including nine cases of the battery pack overheating and/or catching fire and one report of the battery pack overheating and bursting.
What the notice says to do
The company is out of business and a remedy is no longer available. Please discard the battery pack appropriately. The product may still be used on AC power.
The firm is out of business. Consumers should call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054).
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 JUN 08 2005; last revised OCT 09 2024.
