Coby Electronics portable DVD players recalled for battery fire hazard

Our electronic devices depend on safe batteries, but over the last year we have seen far too many recalls in the electronics industry of faulty of defective batteries. From the time laptops were recalled over bad batteries to the most recent problem with iPhone batteries, you think the electronics industry would have wised up. Apparently not, Coby Electronics hass recalled over 19,000 portable DVD players due to, you guessed it, a fire hazard from faulty battery packs.

The DVD player in question is the TF-DVD-8501 DVD/CD.MP3 players with an 8.5-inch screen. The batteries covered in the recall will have a serial number starting with the letters HY. The serial number can be found on a white sticker on the battery (see picture below).

Coby reports that it has received ten reports of the defective batteries overheating and causing a fire. Eight of these reports resulted in property damage. There have been no reported injuries. Coby is replacing the defective batteries free of charge.

Below you will find the links and phone numbers.

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission website is CPSC.gov

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Coby Electronics toll-free at (877) 305-2629 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.cobyusa.com