CPSC, Mintek Digital Inc. Announce Recall of Portable DVD Player Batteries
CPSC recall 05187. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The battery can overheat and explode while recharging, posing a burn and fire hazard to consumers.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
The company is out of business and a remedy is no longer available. Please discard the battery pack appropriately. The product may still be used on AC power.
CPSC recall 05187 has the recall date 8 Jun 2005. The notice names the firm Mintek Digital. The recall has about 116,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2005 has 14,000 units. This register puts the recall under 4 hazards. The first is Fire. CPSC gives the product type Adapter/Power Supply/Charger/Battery.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | Mintek has received 10 reports of incidents, including nine cases of the battery pack overheating and/or catching fire and one report of the battery pack overheating and bursting. |
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| Units | 116,000 |
| Description | The recall involves battery packs used with the Mintek portable DVD players with a 7" (diagonal) screen and model number DVD-1710. "Mintek DVD-1710" is printed on the top and bottom of the unit. The DVD player is silver and gray colored and the battery pack is silver with a nameplate on the bottom that is marked RB-LiP01 or RB-LiP02. |
| Product | Portable DVD player battery packs, About 116,000, Adapter/Power Supply/Charger/Battery |
| Sold at | Electronic and department stores nationwide, including Best Buy, from September 2002 through January 2005, for between $200 and $300. |
| Manufacturer | Mintek Digital Inc |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 116,000Median of 2005: 14,000
- CPSC recalls of 2005
- 323
- Recalls of 2005 with one of the same hazards
- 34%
- Recalls of 2005 in the category Adapter/Power Supply/Charger/Battery
- 4%
- Recalls on the register that name Mintek Digital
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 05187The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. CPSC recall 05187. https://recallregister.com/product/2942-cpsc-mintek-digital-inc-announce-recall-of-portable-dvd-player-batteri/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 05187 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
Mintek has received 10 reports of incidents, including nine cases of the battery pack overheating and/or catching fire and one report of the battery pack overheating and bursting.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Electronic and department stores nationwide, including Best Buy, from September 2002 through January 2005, for between $200 and $300.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 05187?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 116,000
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China