Year archive
Recalls in 1998
133 recall notices were dated 1998: rank #31 of 54 years on file.
- BRK First Alert True Fit safety gatesChoking
- Yang Lin Trading, Wholesale World Miniature Christmas lightsFire & burns
- Kmart Corp. Angel tree-top ornamentFire & burns
- American Hua Mao Enterprises Cigarette lightersFire & burns
- Toy Manufacturers Nets of Toy Basketball SetsOther hazard · death reported
- Sound-Tech Import Portable HairdryersElectric shock
- Morton Paper Household extension cordsFire & burns
- Marco Alert Consumers to Gas Fireplace Marco gas fireplacesFire & burns
- Summer Infant Products Inc. Garden Play Yard Pals crib and play yard rail toysOther hazard
- L.L. Bean Inc. L.L. Bean backpack child carriers, model number AC25Strangulation
- IRIS U.S.A. Plastic chestsEntrapment
- Rubbermaid Inc. Icy Rider™ ToboggansOther hazard
- DeWalt framing sawsCuts
- Bilt-Rite Play yards/playpens with protruding rivetsStrangulation
- Pacific Scientific Co. TreadmillsElectric shock
- Kolcraft Enterprises Playskool Travel-Lite portable cribEntrapment · death reported
- Custom Accessories Electro-Tek soldering ironsElectric shock
- AIG Designs Holding Entertainment UnitsFire & burns
- Menard "Henry" Gym Sets, model #68Other hazard
- W.C. Redmon "Cuddle Me Close" bedside cradlesOther hazard
- Manufacturers Wooden Bunk BedsEntrapment · death reported
- Electrolux Ponytail Top-Corded Handle Upright Vacuum CleanersElectric shock
- Sunbeam Products Inc. Grillmaster gas grills with side burnersFire & burns
- DeWalt Industrial Tool Co. DeWalt corded electric screwdriversElectric shock
- NIKE Air Face Up men's basketball shoesOther hazard
- Tonka Love Me Tender dollsChoking
- Siemens Energy & Automation I-T-E circuit-breaker boxesOther hazard
- Speed Queen caster-equipped Contempo Stack combination washer-dryerOther hazard
- Rubie's Costume Co. Inc. Children's vampire capes and witch broomsFire & burns
- Fisher-Price Power WheelsFire & burns
- Schweiss Distributing Bi-fold DoorsEntrapment
- Great American Toy Co Stuffed Crab ToysOther hazard
- Playwell Toy Individually sold xylophones, Little Ones® Infant three-piece musical gift sets, and Little Ones® Infant five-piece musical gift setsOther hazard
- Central Sprinkler Omega brand fire sprinklersFire & burns
- Deckers Outdoor Corp. Children's Teva sandalsOther hazard
- Kmart Corp. "Splash Club" Deluxe Baby FloatsDrowning
- Siemens Energy & Automation Inc. 2-pole ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) circuit breakersFire & burns
- Royal Centurian/Sovereign Royal Sovereign model RST-1200 portable heatersFire & burns
- Bargain Wholesale Onika Steam/Dry Spray IronFire & burns
- S-B Power Tool Skil model 6464 Hammer DrillsElectric shock
- Atico International USA Inc. PacifiersChoking
- Philips Consumer Electronics Company Philips Magnavox Home Audio Theatre SystemsFire & burns
- TV Guards TV Guard television child-proofing kitsCuts
- Graco Stationary Entertainers Repair/Recall by GracoChoking
- Limited Too children's satin pajama setsFire & burns
- First Choice Products First Choice power strip surge protectorsElectric shock
- Nikon Speedlight amphibious high-performance electronic flash unit bodiesCuts
- Tiger Industries Tiger Go-KartsEntrapment
- Evenflo Hike 'N Roll child carriersStrangulation
- PJ Toys Banana Coat Tree childrens' furnitureOther hazard
- Century Products Century Fold 'N Go Care CentersEntrapment
- Tara Toy Tara Flying Warrior dollsCuts
- MacKenzie-Childs paper candle shadesFire & burns
- Nippon AC power strip surge protectorsElectric shock
- AIWA America AIWA mini home audio systemsFire & burns
- All Our Kids Baby Trend Baby Express Portable cribs/play pensOther hazard
- Devan Academy wooden bunk bedsEntrapment
- Boscov's Christmas windmills with candlesFire & burns
- Disney Pyramid Accessories Disney Mulan backpacksOther hazard
- Brass Eagle's Z Leader Xtreme Vision 280 paintball masksCuts
- Kmart Splash Club Deluxe Inflatable Kiddie BoatsOther hazard
- Almar Sales Expressions children's jewelry setsChoking
- Crate & Barrel toy chestsEntrapment
- Servel gas refrigeratorsOther hazard
- Sure-Pik Bowling Ball Returns Recall/Repair by AMF Bowling ProductsEntrapment
- Cook Brothers Activity Block Sets Recalled by T.S. ToysChoking
- In-Mar Trading Animal Toys With Sound squeaker toysChoking
- Honeywell electric baseboard heater thermostatsFire & burns
- Bemis Manufacturing Grand Sequoia plastic lawn chairsOther hazard
- Knock-A-Ball Wooden Toy Recalled by Laiko InternationalChoking
- Hobby Horse Rattles Recalled by Michael FriedmanChoking
- EKCO Housewares Skillets Recalled by EKCO HousewaresFire & burns
- Builders Square Attic Stairways Recalled by Davidson LadderOther hazard
- STK International Turning Ball with Whistle baby rattlesChoking
- Rite Aid Butane Gas Lighters Recalled by Rite AidFire & burns
- Coasters Children's Sneakers Recalled by Payless ShoeSourceChoking
- Baby Trend Baby Express portable cribs/playpensOther hazard
- Durapro Systems Durapro Aruba scuba buoyancy compensator devices (BCDs)Drowning
- Bouncing Buggy Toys Bouncing Buggies plastic rocking car toysChoking
- Bicycle Chains Ground Control Specialized bicycle chainsOther hazard
- Bubble Beauties Floating Balls Recalled by K B ToysOther hazard
- GapKids spring/summer anoraks windbreakersOther hazard
- Bloomingdale's Ralph Lauren Thoroughbred Candles Recalled by RJSFire & burns
- Decals on Pedal Cars Oscar Mayer Wienermobile pedal carsOther hazard
- Electronic Resources power strip surge protectorsElectric shock
- Conros Summer Lights outdoor bamboo torch fuel canistersFire & burns
- Glade Gel CandlesFire & burns
- Performance Campus bicycle pedalsOther hazard
- Payless ShoeSource novelty pursesOther hazard
- Sachs biclycle chainsOther hazard
- Advance Auto Super Clean Aerosol Foam Recalled by Castrol North AmericaOther hazard
- Gas Boilers Recall/Repair by Weil-McLainCarbon monoxide
- Arby's Adventure Meals Musical Notes toy saxophonesChoking
- Amscan floral candlesFire & burns
- CharmBrik & Stone Deluxe Grill Rocks Recalled by Keanall ProductsFire & burns
- Conair Back Massage Cushions Recalled by Conair & Sears RoebuckFire & burns
- Sanrio Mascot Plushes stuffed animal toysOther hazard
- Hollywood Bases Baseball and Softball Training Aids Recalled by Schutt ManufacturingCuts
- Price Costco Mountain Bikes Recalled by Rand/Ross BicycleOther hazard
- Black & Decker Toaster Lawsuit; Improve Black & Decker Spacemaker Optima Model T1000 Type 1 Horizontal ToastersOther hazard
- General Electric GE Heavy-Duty Grounding Triple Taps outlet converters/current tapsElectric shock
- ERA Intermarketing Elite-2 disposable cigarette lightersFire & burns
- Warner Bros. Studio Tweety Water Timer Game Key RingsOther hazard
- Arbor Drug Eyeball and Smiley Face Floating Balls Recalled by Atico InternationalChoking
- DeLonghi portable electric ceramic heatersFire & burns
- Clear Choice Baby Monitors Recalled by Gerry Baby ProductsFire & burns
- Norco Axiom Firefly bike passenger trailersOther hazard
- Midway Arms Tumbler gun cartridge casing cleanersFire & burns
- Chandur Hasso Somito foreign travel electric convertersFire & burns
- Bradlees Gas Grills With Side Burners Recalled by Sunbeam ProductsFire & burns
- Craftsman Sanders Recalled by Ryobi America Corp.Fire & burns
- American Presto Soldering Guns Recalled by American PrestoElectric shock
- Misty Mountain Threadworks climbing harnessesOther hazard
- GT Bicycles Amtrac bicycle framesOther hazard
- Brookstone Relaxor Deep Knead Shiatsu back massagersFire & burns
- Evenflo On My Way Infant Car Seats/Carriers Recalled by EvenfloOther hazard
- Fisher-Price Magic Motion Mobile crib mobilesChoking
- Goodman mid-efficiency gas furnace high-temperature plastic vent HTPV pipesCarbon monoxide
- Armstrong Air Conditioning high-temperature plastic vent (HTPV) pipesCarbon monoxide
- First Years High Chair Gym toysChoking
- Almacenes Pitusa Christmas Lights Recalled by Star Bros. and Almacenes PitusaFire & burns
- Power Cord & Cable outlet convertersFire & burns
- Agglo Cyber Fighter dollsOther hazard
- Appliance Ovens Recalled by Appliance Corp. of AmericaElectric shock
- Baby's Dream Furniture Generation oak cribsEntrapment
- Gymboree toy wooden trainsChoking
- Effanbee Doll Wee Patsy Travel Set miniature rocking chairsOther hazard
- Nancy Sales Co. Inc. CPSC, Nancy Sales Co. Inc. Announce Recall of Bean Bag Crab ToysOther hazard
- Kmart Step 2 Big Storage ChestsEntrapment
- Riteway Products Cycle Design Tag-A-Long bicycle trailersOther hazard
- Hedstrom backyard gym set Glide RidesOther hazard
- Circulon Whisks Recalled by MeyerChoking
- Bargain City Bon Jour Ladies' fleece TopsFire & burns
Counts are of recall notices, not products. Hazard words are found by rules in each notice’s headline and hazard text and can miss unusual wording. 3 of these notices report a death.