TV Guards Recall/Repair by TV Guard
CPSC recall 98172. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Laceration
CPSC recall 98172 has the recall date 28 Sep 1998. The notice names a person as the firm, and this site does not show the name. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Laceration. CPSC gives the product type Televisions, Mounts, Guards & Antennas.
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
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| Description | TV Guards Recall/Repair by TV Guard NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28, 1998 Release # 98-172 Company Phone Number: (877) TVGUARD CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Mark Ross, (301) 504-7076 CPSC, TV Guard Inc. Announce Recall to Repair TV Guards WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), TV Guard Inc., of Manalapan, N.J., is recalling to repair about 70,000 TV Guards, a plastic shield that attaches to a television to cover control buttons. Children can tip the television over onto themselves by pulling on the TV Guard, and sustain bodily injury. TV Guard Inc. has received three reports of young children suffering injuries when they pulled on the guard and the television fell on top of them. A broken leg, a severely bruised pelvic area, and facial cuts along with a bruised leg and foot have been reported. The TV Guard, measuring about 19 inches long, is made of clear plastic.One part of the shield fits under the television set and the other aligns itself across the front panel, where the… |
| Product | TV Guard television child-proofing kits, Televisions, Mounts, Guards & Antennas |
| Firm | The CPSC notice gives the name of a person as the firm. This site does not show the names of persons. |
| Made in | United States |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1998: 65,000
- CPSC recalls of 1998
- 133
- Recalls of 1998 with one of the same hazards
- 7%
- Recalls of 1998 in the category Televisions, Mounts, Guards & Antennas
- 1%
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 98172. https://recallregister.com/product/6205-tv-guards-recall-repair-by-tv-guard/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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- 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 98172 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 98172 has no incident or injury text.
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
United States