Status: Recall found CPSC
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Hazard (from the official notice)
The lithium-ion battery pack inside the handle can overheat and ignite, posing a fire hazard.
Remedy (from the official notice)
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Gel Blaster SURGE Model 1.0 and contact Gel Blaster to receive a prepaid mailer to return the product and receive a full refund.
Hazard (from the official notice)
The lithium-ion battery pack inside the handle can overheat and ignite, posing a fire hazard.
Remedy (from the official notice)
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Gel Blaster SURGE Model 1.0 and contact Gel Blaster to receive a prepaid mailer to return the product and receive a full refund. Gel Blaster is contacting known purchasers directly.
Description (from the official notice)
This recall involves Gel Blaster SURGE Model 1.0. The gel blaster has a white body and is gray around the handle. The word "SURGE" is printed in orange on the side. A pineapple-shaped hopper that holds the gellets attaches on the top and a black on/off switch is located at the back of the blaster.
Remedy options (from the official notice)
Refund
Incidents and injuries (from the official notice)
Gel Blaster has received 30 reports of smoking or fire near the handle of the gel blaster where the lithium-ion battery is located. No injuries have been reported.
Where it was sold (from the official notice)
D2 LLC in Wimberley, Texas; Hey! Joy - Toy Store in Garden City, N.Y., Bloomington, Minn. and Orlando, Fla.; Learning Tree in Prairie Village, Kan.; Kitty Hawk stores along the East Coast and other stores nationwide and online at www.kittyhawk.com, www.heyjoytoystore.com, www.learningtreetoys.com, www.gelblaster.com, www.kickstarter.com and www.amazon.com from August 2020 through October 2021 for about $60.
Consumer contact (from the official notice)
Gel Blaster toll-free at 844-435-5387 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday, email recall@gelblaster.com, or online at https://gelblaster.com/pages/safety-recall or www.gelblaster.com, and click on "Safety Recall" at the top of the page.
- Product: Gel Blaster SURGE 1.0 toy guns
- Brand: Gel Blaster LLC, of Austin, Texas
- Units (from the official notice): About 62,700
- Manufacturer country (from the official notice): China
- Recall date: Oct 20, 2022
- Recall number: 23-019
Hazard and remedy text is shown word for word from the official notice.
