Performance Designed Products · Recalled
Rage Wireless Guitars Used with Popular Video Gaming System Recalled Due to Chemical Burn Risk
A circuit board defect can cause AA batteries used in the guitar to leak if the batteries are installed incorrectly, posing a risk of chemical burns to consumers.
- Units
- About 57,000
- Reports
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $40–$60
- 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 Rage Wireless Guitar controller is designed to be used on the Nintendo Wii system. The guitar is blue or white and is 31 inches long. The guitar contains battery-operated LED-lighted fret buttons that go up the neck of the guitar.
The file
- Sold at
- Mass merchandisers and specialty retailers nationwide from June 2008 through September 2008 for between $40 and $60.
- Product type
- Games
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Performance Designed Products LLC, of Sherman Oaks, Calif.
Incident log
Performance Designed Products has received one report of a burn to a consumer.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should stop using the wireless guitar game controllers immediately and return them to the place where purchased for a full refund. Do not contact or return the product to Nintendo.
For additional information, contact Performance Designed Products at (800) 331-3844 between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.pdp.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 OCT 22 2008; last revised MAY 23 2014.
