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Milestone AV Technologies Recalls Television Wall Mounts Sold Exclusively At Best Buy; Unit Can Crack, TV Can Fall On Consumers
Recalled January 27, 2009 · CPSC recall 09105 · Milestone AV Technologies
Hazard
The wall mount can crack when used with televisions 26 inches and larger or with televisions that include a DVD player. The television can then fall from the wall mount and pose a serious risk of injury to consumers standing nearby.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the wall mounts and contact Milestone to receive a free repair kit.
Units
About 140,000
Incidents / injuries
Milestone is aware of 28 incidents in which the mount has cracked and the television has fallen from its mount. No injuries have been reported.
Description
These wall mounts are used with flat screen LCD televisions. The recalled wall mounts are INIT models NT-TVM103 and NT-TVM104. The model numbers can be found on the UL sticker on the television interface.
What to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the wall mounts and contact Milestone to receive a free repair kit.
Contact
Call Milestone toll-free at (877) 277-3707 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or log on to the company's recall Web site at www.milestone.com/initmount
Product
LCD television wall mounts
Manufacturer(s)
Milestone AV Technologies, of Savage, Minn.
Retailers
Best Buy stores nationwide from June 2007 through December 2008 for between $60 and $90.
Made in
China
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →