The Recall Desk
Our severity:SevereCPSC·05187·Announced 2005-06-08

Mintek Portable DVD Player Battery Packs Recalled for Fire and Burn Hazards

Mintek Digital Inc. is recalling about 116,000 portable DVD player battery packs that can overheat, catch fire, or burst while recharging.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a significant injury/property-damage risk due to reported fire and explosion incidents, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Mintek Digital Inc. of Anaheim, Calif., is recalling battery packs used with the Mintek portable DVD players with a 7-inch diagonal screen and model number DVD-1710. The recall involves about 116,000 units sold at electronic and department stores nationwide, including Best Buy, from September 2002 through January 2005 for between $200 and $300. The battery packs are silver with a nameplate on the bottom marked RB-LiP01 or RB-LiP02.

The battery packs can overheat and explode while recharging, posing a burn and fire hazard to consumers. 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.

Because the company is out of business, a remedy is no longer available. Consumers should discard the battery pack appropriately. The product may still be used on AC power. Consumers should call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054) for more information.

The recalled product

Product
Portable DVD player battery packs
Manufacturer
Mintek Digital Inc. of Anaheim, Calif.
Category
Consumer Product — Electronics
Hazard
Affected units
116,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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