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All product recalls associated with Hanover House.
Total Recalls
2
Past Year
0
Class I (Serious)
0
Most Recent
May 1994
Data from FDA, USDA, CPSC, and NHTSA public records. Recall counts vary by company size, industry, and reporting practices. Always check official sources for current information.
May 6, 1994 Release # 94-065 PRODUCT: Approximately 1,000 "Animal Shape Wagons" imported by Etna Products Company, Inc. The wagons were sold through the Fall 1993 Hanover House mail order catalog between October 10, 1993 and November 18, 1993. They were sold nationwide in retail toy stores from June 1993 through December 1993. The wagon is 10-1/2 inches long and 5 inches high and has animal shaped cut-outs on the top and sides. Included with the wagon are 10 colored animal figures that fit through the cut-outs. Two red cylindrical headlights and a pull cord are on the front of the wagon. The four wooden red wheels are connected to the wagon by tacks and wooden axles. PROBLEM: The headlights, tacks, and axles may separate from the wagon presenting a potential choking hazard and the animal shapes painted yellow and green contain excess lead. WHAT TO DO: Return the wagons to Hanover House or to the place of purchase for a full refund and the costs of shipping and handling. Consumers who have questions about this recall may contact Etna at (800) 841-1007. WASHINGTON, DC -- CPSC, Etna Products Company, Inc., New York, NY is voluntarily recalling 1,000 "Animal Shape Wagons," model number 9638. During routine CPSC testing, headlights, tacks, and axles separated from the wagon presenting potential choking hazards to young children and animal shapes painted yellow and green were found to contain excess lead. The Animal Shape Wagon is a 10-1/2 inch long and 5 inch high wooden wagon that has animal shaped cut-outs on the top and sides. Included with the wagon are 10 colored animal figures that fit through the cut-outs. Two red cylindrical headlights and a pull cord are on the front of the wagon. The four wooden red wheels are connected to the wagon by tacks and wooden axles. The label on the box reads in part: "Animal Shape Wagon, ITEM NO. 9638 . . . MADE IN CHINA."The wagons were sold through the Fall 1993 Hanover House mail order catalog between October 10, 1993 and November 18, 1994. They were also sold nationwide in retail toy stores from June 1993 through December 1993. The wagons sold for $7.50 each. Consumers are urged to take the wagons away from young children immediately and return them to Hanover House or the place where purchased for a refund and the cost of shipping and handling. Consumers who have questions about this recall may contact Etna toll-free at: (800) 841-1007.Neither CPSC nor Etna is aware of any injuries involving the wagons. This voluntary recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury. Hanover House reported the potentially hazardous wagons to CPSC.CPSC is the Federal agency responsible for consumer product safety. Some 15,000 different types of consumer products fall within CPSC's jurisdiction
FEBRUARY 5, 1992 Release # 92-045 Spring-Type Stomach Exercisers Repair/Recall Program Announced WASHINGTON, DC -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Hanover House Industries, Inc., of Hanover, PA, is voluntarily undertaking corrective action programs for two kinds of stomach exercisers: the "Pull-Up Exerciser" and the "Maxi Rower." The Pull-Up Exerciser consists of a footrest bar and a handlebar connected with a spring that is pulled or stretched by the user to provide exercise. The Maxi Rower consists of two springs, each attached at one end to a common metal frame, and at the other end to separate handles. The user sits on a rolling seat with feet placed in a footrest that is attached to the frame. Overextending the spring on either product may cause it to break and to separate from the footrest bar or from the handle- bar. Upon separation, the spring and handle can strike the user causing eye injury, broken teeth, bruises, and lacerations to the face, head, groin and other parts of the body. Injuries have also occurred from sharp edges on the footrest bar of the Pull-Up Exerciser when the end plugs of the footrest bar come loose. Injuries, including broken bones, have occurred when the frame of the Maxi Rower tipped or broke causing the user to fall. The Commission learned of the problems with the stomach exercisers from a complaint to the Commission's Consumer Hotline. Hanover House Industries reported 26 incidents associated with the Pull-Up Exerciser (1.5 million sold nationwide, 1981-1988), and 12 incidents with the Maxi Rower (701,365 sold nationwide, 1984-1989). Hanover House Industries is a catalog/mail order company. The program for these products applies only to those purchased by mail-order. Pull-Up Exercisers purchased from Hanover House Industries after 1988, and Maxi-Rowers purchased from Hanover House Industries after 1989, are not included in the program. Hanover House Industries is offering owners of the exercisers covered by the program a free retrofit kit for the Pull-Up Exerciser. It includes a restraining cord that is designed to prevent spring breakage and separation of the handle- bar from the spring. The kit also includes step-by-step assembly instructions that offer directions on how to secure the end plugs to the footrest. Hanover House Industries is offering owners of the Maxi Rower covered by the program who return a spring from the Maxi Rower, a credit for its original purchase price toward the purchase of another of its products. Consumers may obtain (1) the retrofit kit for the Pull-Up Exerciser; or (2) a credit on the Maxi Rower for a future catalog purchase by calling toll-free 1-800-338-2670. Consumers should immediately discontinue using the Pull-Up Exerciser until the retrofit kit is installed. Consumers who do not elect to repair the Pull-Up Exerciser should discard those units so that no one else may use them. Consumers who have the Maxi Rower should save the spring for return to the Hanover House Industries for the merchandise credit, and discard the remainder of those units. CPSC's mission is to protect the public from unreasonable risks of injury and death associated with consumer products. The Commission's objective is to reduce the estimated 28.5 million injuries and 21,600 deaths associated each year with the 15,000 different types of consumer products under CPSC's jursidiction