Summer Infant Video Monitor Batteries Recalled for Overheating and Burn Hazard
Summer Infant is recalling rechargeable batteries in video monitors due to overheating and rupture risks. Consumers should remove the battery and contact the company for a replacement.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (burn hazard) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for products with potential for harm but no confirmed injuries.
Plain-English summary
Summer Infant is expanding a recall to replace rechargeable batteries used in certain handheld color video monitors. The recall involves approximately 800,000 batteries, including about 58,800 units recalled in February 2011. The affected batteries are black, about 1 ½ inches tall by 2 ¼ inches wide, and marked with TCL on the lower right corner. They are identified by specific serial number prefixes such as JNN-S150A, JNS150-BA, and JNS150A.
The batteries can overheat and rupture, posing a burn hazard to consumers. Summer Infant has received 22 reports of overheated and ruptured batteries, which included incidents of smoke and minor property damage. The monitors were sold at mass merchants, online retailers, and independent juvenile specialty stores from about February 2010 through 2012 for between $150 and $350.
Consumers should immediately remove the battery from the monitor and contact Summer Infant for a replacement battery. The monitor can continue to be used on AC power with the power cord while waiting for the replacement. Consumers can contact Summer Infant at (800) 426-8627 or visit www.summerinfant.com/alerts/battery-recall for more information.
The recalled product
- Product
- Rechargeable batteries used in Summer Infant video monitors
- Manufacturer
- Summer Infant, of Woonsocket, R.I.
- Affected units
- 800,000
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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