CPSC, Sharp Electronics Corp. Announce Recall of Conventional Tube Televisions

Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: 27-Inch Sharp Conventional Tube (CRT) televisions / Units: About 373,000

Manufacturer: Sharp Electronics Corp., of Mahwah, N.J.

Power button can break allowing objects to be inserted through the opening. Foreign materials such as crayons, metal objects or straws can ignite posing a fire hazard.

Sharp has received 23 reports of fires. One incident

is reported to have resulted in $20,000 in property damage. The others resulted in minor property damage. No injuries have been reported.

The recalled 27-inch Sharp conventional tube televisions

include models 27RS50, 27RS100 and CSR5027. The model number can be found on the label on the back of the television.

The recalled televisions were sold at electronics retailers,

department stores and mass merchandisers nationwide from March 2001 through February 2005 for about $250. Made in Mexico. /

Consumers should immediately unplug and stop using these

recalled televisions and contact Sharp Electronics Corp. for a free repair.

Consumer Contact: Call Sharp Electronics Corp. at (800) 291-4289 anytime or log onto the firm's Web site at www.sharpusa.com/tv - consumers can also email Sharp at TV@sharpsec.com

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, and a picture of the recalled product, please go to:

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml05/05161.html