QSP, Inc. · Recalled
CPSC and QSP, Inc., Announce Recall of Flying Saucer Toys
The Flying Saucer can overheat while charging, resulting in the plastic motor cover starting to melt, creating a risk of burns to children handling the toy.
- Units
- 555
- Reports
- 5
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- —
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
Flying Saucer battery-powered toys with model numbers 83153 and 3321 consist of a 9-inch diameter foam saucer with a rechargeable motor at its hub, and a plastic propeller under the motor. The Flying Saucer is a foam ring with seven ribs or blades between the hub and the outer ring. The propeller rotates inside the circumference of the foam ring. The toy comes with a plastic hand-held "thrust transmitter" that is used to activate and control the speed of the saucer. Each toy also comes with an AC adapter for recharging the saucer's batteries. No other models are affected.
The file
- Sold at
- School fund-raising programs nationwide, from August 2004 through September 2004. None of the recalled units were sold at retail.
- Product type
- Toy Miscellaneous
- Made in
- China, Hong Kong
- Recalled by
- QSP Inc., Pleasantville, N.Y.
Incident log
QSP has received five reports of overheating. There have been no reports of injury.
What the notice says to do
Schools and fundraising officials have received notification of this recall. Consumers can return the product for a replacement prize of equal value.
For more information, and assistance in identifying the recalled toys, consumers can contact QSP Inc. at (800) 966-4540 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
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 MAR 03 2005; last revised DEC 02 2024.
