Recall archive/Weekly round-ups/29 February 2016 – 6 March 2016
AUSTRALIAN RECALL ROUND-UP

29 February 2016 – 6 March 2016.

9 product recalls were published during this week. Review the summaries below, then follow the official source before taking action.

Dirt bikes and miniature motorbikes

GMX Zipper 49cc Dirt Bike

The bike does not comply with Consumer Protection Notice No. 14 of 2011, as the bike does not feature a floating or sliding type brake caliper, and does not automatically distribute the braking effort equally onto each brake lining without needing adjustment at the brake caliper.

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Car parts and accessories

Autoplus 48" High Lift Farm Jack

Affected high lift vehicle jacks do not comply with the labelling or instructions required in the mandatory standard for vehicle jacks, which is based on the Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 2693:2007.

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General product safety

Nissan D40 Navara

Takata airbag inflator: As it gets older, a combination of heat and humidity can cause the airbag inflator propellant to degrade. If an affected vehicle is involved in a collision triggering the airbag, the metal inflator housing may explode/rupture under too much internal pressure.

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Computers, laptops and accessories

VAIO Laptop Battery Packs (UPDATED)

Some battery packs, manufactured by Panasonic for Sony, which are supplied with these products are in a batch that has the possibility to overheat due to a manufacturing issue.

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Pharmacy and medical products

ConceivePlease One Step HCG Urine Pregnancy test

TGA testing of ConceivePlease one step hCG urine pregnancy test kits from the affected batch found that these kits do not meet a claim made in the product documentation. Specifically, these tests failed to detect hCG at concentrations of 25 mIU/mL levels.

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Pharmacy and medical products

Maxagra Capsules

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has tested a product labelled Maxagra capsules and found that: •the capsules contain the undeclared substance sildenafil; and •the capsules contain the undeclared antibiotic substance oxytetracycline

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