Summer Infant Expands Recall to Replace Video Monitor Rechargeable Batteries Due...
Reason for Recall / Hazard
The battery in the handheld video monitor can overheat and rupture, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
Product Description & Identification
The recall involves rechargeable batteries in Summer Infant handheld color video monitors. The rechargeable batteries are about 1 ½" tall by 2 ¼" wide and are ¼" thick, black, and are marked with TCL on the lower right corner of the battery. Monitors are sold with a matching camera and A/C adaptors. Batteries will have one of these letter and number combinations in the beginning of the serial number on the back of the battery: Battery numbers are: S/N: JNN-S150A S/N:JNS150-BA S/N:JNS150A S/N: JNN-S150B S/N:JNS150-BB S/N: JNN-S150C S/N:JNS150-BC Monitors are: Monitor Name Model Number Baby Touch® 02000, 02000Z Baby Touch® Plus 28520 Best View® 28030, 28030Z, 28035, 28280Z Best View® Choice 28460 Complete Coverage® 28040 Dual Coverage™ 28510 MultiView™ 28490 Peek® Plus 02230 Private Label Baby Sight 3927000H11/A, 3927003H12 Safe Sight™ 28530 Secure Sight® 02040, 02040Z Sleek and Secure® 28270 Slim and Secure® 02800, 02805 Slim and Secure® Plus 28450 Slim and Secure® Plus Power Pack 28590
Affected Products
Rechargeable batteries used in Summer Infant video monitors
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2014/Summer-Infant-Expands-Recall-to-Replace-Video-Monitor-Rechargeable-Batteries |
| Title | Summer Infant Expands Recall to Replace Video Monitor Rechargeable Batteries Due to Burn Hazard |
| Images › 1 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recall.2014.14156.battery%2520with%2520JNS150ALARGE.jpg |
| Images › 1 › Caption | Label on Back of Battery with Battery Number S/N JNS150A |
| Images › 2 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recall.2014.14156.Summer%2520Infant%2520LARGE.jpg |
| Images › 2 › Caption | Slim and Secure™ Video Monitor Model 02805 |
| Hazards › Name | The battery in the handheld video monitor can overheat and rupture, posing a burn hazard to consumers. |
| Injuries › Name | Summer Infant has received 22 reports of overheated and ruptured batteries, including incidents of smoke and minor property damage. |
| Products › Name | Rechargeable batteries used in Summer Infant video monitors |
| Products › Type | Batteries and Chargers |
| Products › Category I D | 67666 |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 800,000 batteries (about 58,800 were recalled in February 2011) |
| Recall I D | 1661 |
| Remedies › Name | Consumers should remove the battery and contact Summer Infant for a replacement battery. The monitor can continue to be used on AC power with the power cord. |
| Importers › Name | Summer Infant, of Woonsocket, R.I. |
| Retailers › Name | Mass merchants, including Babies "R" Us, online retailers and independent juvenile specialty stores, from about February 2010 through 2012 for between $150 to $350. |
| Recall Date | 2014-04-23T00:00:00 |
| Description | The recall involves rechargeable batteries in Summer Infant handheld color video monitors. The rechargeable batteries are about 1 ½" tall by 2 ¼" wide and are ¼" thick, black, and are marked with TCL on the lower right corner of the battery. Monitors are sold with a matching camera and A/C adaptors. Batteries will have one of these letter and number combinations in the beginning of the serial number on the back of the battery: Battery numbers are: S/N: JNN-S150A S/N:JNS150-BA S/N:JNS150A S/N: JNN-S150B S/N:JNS150-BB S/N: JNN-S150C S/N:JNS150-BC Monitors are: Monitor Name Model Number Baby Touch® 02000, 02000Z Baby Touch® Plus 28520 Best View® 28030, 28030Z, 28035, 28280Z Best View® Choice 28460 Complete Coverage® 28040 Dual Coverage™ 28510 MultiView™ 28490 Peek® Plus 02230 Private Label Baby Sight 3927000H11/A, 3927003H12 Safe Sight™ 28530 Secure Sight® 02040, 02040Z Sleek and Secure® 28270 Slim and Secure® 02800, 02805 Slim and Secure® Plus 28450 Slim and Secure® Plus Power Pack 28590 |
| Recall Number | 14156 |
| Remedy Options › Option | Replace |
| Consumer Contact | Summer Infant at (800) 426-8627 anytime or online at www.summerinfant.com/alerts/battery-recall for information on battery replacement. |
| Last Publish Date | 2015-01-09T00:00:00 |
| Manufacturer Countries › Country | China |