St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Owners of the Rage Wireless Guitar, a peripheral controller for the Nintendo Wii game system and sold by Performance Designed Products Inc., should stop using the devices due to a risk of chemical burns from them.
PDP and the Consumer Product Safety Commission jointly issued a recall notice Wednesday covering all Rage Wireless Guitars sold between June and September — about 57,000 of them. A circuit-board defect can cause the controller’s double-AA batteries to leak if the batteries are not installed properly.
At least one gamer has been injured as a result, PDP says.
The Rage Wireless Guitar was designed for the Wii version of “Guitar Hero.” It’s about 30 inches long, costs between $40 and $60, comes in blue or white and has small lights in the fret buttons along the guitar’s neck. The guitars were manufactured in China.
Owners are asked to return the controller/guitars to the place they were purchased for a full refund. Nintendo is not involved in the recall and should not be contacted.
Anyone who has problems returning the guitars or seeks more information about the product recall should contact PDP at 800-331-3844 between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. St. Louis time on weekdays, or visit the company’s website.
PDP and the Consumer Product Safety Commission jointly issued a recall notice Wednesday covering all Rage Wireless Guitars sold between June and September — about 57,000 of them. A circuit-board defect can cause the controller’s double-AA batteries to leak if the batteries are not installed properly.At least one gamer has been injured as a result, PDP says.
The Rage Wireless Guitar was designed for the Wii version of “Guitar Hero.” It’s about 30 inches long, costs between $40 and $60, comes in blue or white and has small lights in the fret buttons along the guitar’s neck. The guitars were manufactured in China.
Owners are asked to return the controller/guitars to the place they were purchased for a full refund. Nintendo is not involved in the recall and should not be contacted.
Anyone who has problems returning the guitars or seeks more information about the product recall should contact PDP at 800-331-3844 between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. St. Louis time on weekdays, or visit the company’s website.
Source : http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-game-guy/the-game-guy/2008/10/wireless-guitar-for-wii-is-recalled-by-manufacturer/
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