Rage Wireless Guitars Used with Popular Video Gaming System recall: Chemical Burn Risk
Rage Wireless Guitars Used with Popular Video Gaming System Recalled Due to Chemical Burn Risk
Why was Rage Wireless Guitars Used with Popular Video Gaming System recalled?
A circuit board defect can cause AA batteries used in the guitar to leak if the batteries are installed incorrectly, posing a risk of chemical burns to consumers.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should stop using the wireless guitar game controllers immediately and return them to the place where purchased for a full refund. Do not contact or return the product to Nintendo. Contact: For additional information, contact Performance Designed Products at (800) 331-3844 between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.pdp.com
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Rage Wireless Guitars
- Company
- Performance Designed Products LLC, of Sherman Oaks, Calif.
- Quantity
- About 57,000
- Sold at
- Mass merchandisers and specialty retailers nationwide from June 2008 through September 2008 for between $40 and $60.
- Recall date
- October 22, 2008
- Incidents / injuries
- Performance Designed Products has received one report of a burn to a consumer.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
The Rage Wireless Guitar controller is designed to be used on the Nintendo Wii system. The guitar is blue or white and is 31 inches long. The guitar contains battery-operated LED-lighted fret buttons that go up the neck of the guitar.