FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 3, 1999
Release # 99-056
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Company Phone Number: (800) 464-7022
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Kim Dulic, (301) 504-7058
Thompson Contact: David Arland, (317) 587-4450
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CPSC, Thomson Consumer Electronics Announce Recall of GE
Brand Spacemaker Radio Cassette Players
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Thomson Consumer
Electronics Inc., of Indianapolis, Ind., is voluntarily
recalling about 424,000 GE Spacemaker radio cassette
players. The unit has an appliance outlet that can overheat,
presenting a fire hazard to consumers.
Thomson Consumer Electronics has received three reports
of appliance outlets on the units overheating and catching
fire, causing minor property damage. No injuries have been
reported.
Only units with model number 7-4285 are involved in
this recall. The model number is located on the top of the
unit and may or may not be followed by a letter. The unit
is designed for under-the-cabinet use and consists of an
AM/FM stereo cassette player, a light and a programmable
appliance outlet, which allows for a timer to control the
power to the outlet. The appliance outlet is located on the
left side of the unit. "GE Spacemaker...AM/FM Stereo
Cassette Player...Programmable Appliance Outlet" is on the
front of the unit. The control panel is black and is located
on the front of the unit between the two speakers.
Department, electronic and discount stores nationwide
sold the units from January 1992 through December 1995 for
about $50 to $80.
Consumers should unplug the units immediately and call
Thomson at (800) 464-7022 anytime for instructions on
receiving a free replacement unit. Consumers also can
contact Thomson at www.home-electronics.net/recall or at
Thomson Consumer Electronics Inc., Spacemaker Recall, INH
950, P.O. Box 6127, Indianapolis, Ind. 46206-6127.
No other Spacemaker models are involved in this
recall.
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