The Recall Desk
Our severity:SevereCPSC·07101·Announced 2007-02-13

JAKKS Pacific Recalls Toy Vehicle Battery Packs Due to Fire Hazard

JAKKS Pacific is recalling battery packs for FLY WHEELS XPV toy vehicles because they can ignite while charging, posing a fire hazard.

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 fire hazard with reported property damage and minor burns, meeting the criteria for 'Severe' severity which includes significant injury or property-damage reports.

Plain-English summary

JAKKS Pacific Inc. is recalling battery packs used with FLY WHEELS XPV toy vehicles. The recall involves about 245,000 battery packs sold with a charger (item number 73904) and with the radio-controlled XPV toy (item number 73906). The batteries are marked "Fly Wheelz," "XPV," and "JAKKS Pacific," and "Lithium-ion Polymer battery (LiPo)." The XPV Xtreme Performance Vehicle is not part of this exchange program.

The lithium-ion polymer batteries used to charge the toy vehicles can ignite while charging, posing a fire hazard. JAKKS Pacific has received 33 reports of the batteries melting or catching fire while charging. These reports include three instances of minor burns to fingers and 23 reports of property damage to flooring, seats, or walls.

The battery packs were sold at toy stores, discount department stores, and Internet retailers nationwide from August 2006 through January 2007 for about $30. Consumers should stop using the battery packs immediately and contact JAKKS Pacific for information on receiving a free replacement battery pack. For additional information, consumers can contact JAKKS Pacific toll-free at (877) 875-2557 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or email the firm at [email protected].

The recalled product

Product
Battery Packs for Toy Vehicles
Manufacturer
JAKKS Pacific Inc., of Malibu, Calif.
Category
Consumer Product — Toy Accessories
Hazard
Affected units
245,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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