Cuckoo Air Circulator pedestal fan

Official notice

21 Mar 2024

Last checked

21 Mar 2024

High riskACCC

An official ACCC notice concerns Cuckoo Air Circulator pedestal fan. There is a risk of choking, severe internal burn injuries or death to young children if they gain access to the button/coin batteries and swallow or place them inside their body. Severe or fatal injuries can happen in 2 hours or less. Consumers may not be aware the product contains button batteries. Published 2024-03-21.

What to do now

Consumers should store the remote out of reach of children. Return the fan to the place of purchase for a full refund. For more information contact Costco on membercare@costco.com.au. Or by phone on 03 5316 7223.

Recall number

99eb9b45-f426-413c-9ce0-dc645527bbdb

Official notice

2024-03-21

The hazard

There is a risk of choking, severe internal burn injuries or death to young children if they gain access to the button/coin batteries and swallow or place them inside their body. Severe or fatal injuries can happen in 2 hours or less. Consumers may not be aware the product contains button batteries.

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Affected products

Product 1

Pedestal fan with remote control containing a button battery. Item code: 189084

Risk / hazard

There is a risk of choking, severe internal burn injuries or death to young children if they gain access to the button/coin batteries and swallow or place them inside their body. Severe or fatal injuries can happen in 2 hours or less. Consumers may not be aware the product contains button batteries.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

AU · Australia

Affected area 1

AU · Australia

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

ELECTRONICS

Classification

Button batteries, Heating and cooling products, Home electrical appliances

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

99eb9b45-f426-413c-9ce0-dc645527bbdb

Classification

Button batteries, Heating and cooling products, Home electrical appliances

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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