CPSC and QSP, Inc., Announce Recall of Flying Saucer Toys
CPSC recall 05547. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The Flying Saucer can overheat while charging, resulting in the plastic motor cover starting to melt, creating a risk of burns to children handling the toy.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Schools and fundraising officials have received notification of this recall. Consumers can return the product for a replacement prize of equal value.
CPSC recall 05547 has the recall date 3 Mar 2005. The notice names the firm QSP Inc., Pleasantville, N.Y. The recall has about 555 units. The median CPSC recall of 2005 has 14,000 units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Burn. CPSC gives the product type Toy Miscellaneous.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | QSP has received five reports of overheating. There have been no reports of injury. |
|---|---|
| Units | 555 |
| Description | Flying Saucer battery-powered toys with model numbers 83153 and 3321 consist of a 9-inch diameter foam saucer with a rechargeable motor at its hub, and a plastic propeller under the motor. The Flying Saucer is a foam ring with seven ribs or blades between the hub and the outer ring. The propeller rotates inside the circumference of the foam ring. The toy comes with a plastic hand-held "thrust transmitter" that is used to activate and control the speed of the saucer. Each toy also comes with an AC adapter for recharging the saucer's batteries. No other models are affected. |
| Product | Battery-Powered Flying Saucer Toys, 555, Toy Miscellaneous |
| Sold at | School fund-raising programs nationwide, from August 2004 through September 2004. None of the recalled units were sold at retail. |
| Distributor | QSP Inc., Pleasantville, N.Y |
| Made in | China, Hong Kong |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 555Median of 2005: 14,000
- CPSC recalls of 2005
- 323
- Recalls of 2005 with one of the same hazards
- 24%
- Recalls of 2005 in the category Toy Miscellaneous
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name QSP Inc., Pleasantville, N.Y
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 05547The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 05547. https://recallregister.com/product/3074-cpsc-and-qsp-inc-announce-recall-of-flying-saucer-toys/. 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 05547 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
QSP has received five reports of overheating. There have been no reports of injury.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
School fund-raising programs nationwide, from August 2004 through September 2004. None of the recalled units were sold at retail.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 05547?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
555
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China, Hong Kong