Health Canada has expanded its February 17, 2011 recall to include models with the following battery serial numbers:
The monitors included in the recall have the following model numbers:
The monitor batteries may overheat, causing a burn hazard. Summer Infant received five reports of batteries rupturing, causing smoke and damage to property.
Customers are advised to stop using the affected monitors immediately and to contact Summer Infant online to request a free replacement battery. In the interim, the monitors may safely be used with the AC power cord.
For further information, customers can contact Summer Infant anytime at 1-800-426-8627.
From February 2010 to December 2012, approximately 49,000 of the monitors were sold at Toys R Us, Babies R Us, Walmart, Sears, Costco.ca, Best Buy.ca, Target, Amazon, and Home Depot.ca in Canada.
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