Flat screen tv recall: Great Balls of Fire

The popular and affordable Coby 32″ Flat Screen TV have been recalled due to a very real risk of the unit catching fire and setting a home ablaze. The recalled units are for model TFTV3229 with serial numbers starting with LG and having the string ‘M07’ or ‘M10’ as the 9th, 10th, and 11th characters in the alphanumeric serial number. The serial number can be verified on both the front and back of the unit.

As per the recall, customers finding the unit in their homes should immediately disconnect the unit from a power source due to the risk of it catching fire. The defective units are to be returned to the retailer regardless of their return policy because the manufacturer, Coby USA, is out of business.

The following are the retailers who have sold the defective units:
ABC Warehouse: abcwarehouse.com (855) 510-0070
Best Buy: bestbuy.com (800) 566-7498
Fry’s Electronics: www.frys.com (877) 688-7678
H.H. Gregg: www.hhgregg.com (888) 723-7385
Nebraska Furniture Mart: www.nfm.com (800) 359-1200
P.C. Richard & Son: www.pcrichard.com (866) 312-4493
Sears/Kmart: www.sears.com or www.kmart.com (888) 852-3571
Toys R Us: www.toysrusinc.com (800) 869-7787

On The Web:
Flat screen TVs recalled for fire danger
http://www.clickondetroit.com/money/consumer/flat-screen-tvs-recalled-for-fire-danger/-/1719076/23455820/-/p55vi6/-/index.html

Flat Screen TV Recall Includes Thousands of TV’s That Could Catch Fire
http://www.christianpost.com/news/flat-screen-tv-recall-includes-thousands-of-tvs-that-could-catch-fire-110700/