9999 CONSUMERS UNION GLOVE COMPARTMENT KIT Recall

Campaign:

02E030000 on 04/30/2002

Component:

Unknown or other

Affected:

15,000

Defect:

Glove compartment organizer sent as a free gift for a new consumer reports subscription. the kit contains a flashlight, tire gauge, pocketknife, pen and pad. the flashlight may overheat and there is an accuracy problem with the tire gauge.

Consequence:

Improper inflation of tires can pose a safety hazard. an overheated flashlight could result in burns.

Correction:

Customers should remove the batteries from the flashligh immediately. either dispose of the tire gauge and flashlight or return them to consumers union which is offering incentives to its customers to discard/return the defective parts of this kit. to learn more about these incentives, please contact consumers union at 888-471-8860. owner notification is expected to begin during may 2002.

Notes:

Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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