Wal-Mart Expands DVD Player Recall

Recall Wal-mart The company says it's making the move after receiving seven
reports of products overheating that led to fires and property
damage.

by Associated Press

Published: Tue, September 01, 2009 - 10:27 am CST Last Updated: Tue, September 01, 2009 - 10:29 am CST

WASHINGTON (AP) - Wal-Mart is expanding a recall of Durabrand
DVD players to include more than 4 million devices.
The company says it's making the move after receiving seven
reports of products overheating that led to fires and property
damage.
The consumer Product Safety Commission says there were no
injuries reported.
Wal-Mart sold the Durabrand DVD players, which are made in
China, exclusively from January 2006 through July 2009.
The company previously recalled 1.5 million silver DVD players
on August 20th, and expanded it to include pink and purple players.

(The recall involves a DVD player with a remote control. The
electronic device has a U-shaped opening at the top to insert the
DVD. The colored players have the following product codes and model
numbers:
-Silver players have UPC 1799901002, model number 1002.
-Pink players have UPC 1799934100, model number 1002 PINK.
-Purple players have UPC 1799932100, model number 1002 PUR.
The safety commission said consumers should stop using the DVD
player and return it to Wal-Mart for a refund. Details: by phone at
800-925-6278; by Web at http://www.walmartstores.com or
http://www.cpsc.gov.)

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sheltiedad Says:

Tue, Sep 01, 2009 at 3:04 pm

Wow, the Wal (of China) Mart is recalling 4 million cheap Chinese made DVD players.

Is anyone surprised? If you buy cheap Chinese junk from the cheap Chinese junk superstore, you go home with cheap Chinese junk. If it does not overheat and cause a fire, then it will probably break after a month.

Electronics from Walmart? Not in this lifetime.