Low Return Rate and Additional Reports of Fires Prompt Reannouncement of Coby Electronics Portable DVD/CD/MP3 Player Recalls

Low Return Rate and Additional Reports of Fires Prompt Reannouncement of Coby Electronics Portable DVD/CD/MP3 Player Recalls

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

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Name of Product:  Rechargeable Batteries sold with Portable DVD/CD/MP3 Players

Units:  About 32,600; 13,000 previously recalled in October 2008 and 19,600 in October 2009

Importer: Coby Electronics Corp., of Lake Success, N.Y.

Hazard: The rechargeable batteries can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: Coby Electronics has received 22 reports of the battery overheating. Eighteen additional incidents of the battery overheating in the TF-DVD 1020 model, 17 of which resulted in property damage ranging from minor up to $9,650.  No additional incidents have been reported for the TF-DVD 8501 model.

Description: The recall involves Coby DVD/CD/MP3 players with product numbers TF-DVD 1020 and TF-DVD 8501.  "Coby" is printed on the front cover and the product number is on the bottom of the unit. The serial numbers on the recalled rechargeable batteries are printed on a label on the following batteries:

    Product Number          Serial Number            Description
  TF-DVD 1020         DG240043D503000001-1006    Swivel screen
                      DG240006D503000001-400
                      DG240039D603000001-3000
                      DG240111D603000001-2000
                      DG240143D602000001-3000
                      DG240106D602000001-2000
                      DG240106D702000001-2000
                      DG240183D942000001-100
                      DG240071DB02000001-1400
                      DG240115D702000001-2500
  TF-DVD 8501         Begin with "HY"            8 1/2 inch screen

Sold at:  Discount, electronics, music, toy, office supply stores and distributors of electronic products nationwide. The TF-DVD 1020 units were sold from May 2007 through July 2008 for about $168. The TF-DVD 8501 units were sold from January 2007 through September 2009 for between $140 and $275.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the players with the recalled batteries and contact the firm to arrange for a free replacement battery. After removing the recalled batteries from the unit, consumers can continue to use it with the AC or DC power adapter.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Coby Electronics toll-free at (866) 945-2629 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's Web site at http://www.cobyusa.com.

Photos available at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10205.html.

CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product.  Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx.

  Firm's Recall Hotline: (866) 945-2629
  CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
  CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

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Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
   

CONTACT:  U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Media Contact,
+1-301-504-7908

Web Site:  http://www.cpsc.gov/
http://www.cobyusa.com/