Reported Sep 3, 2015
Prestone Products Recalls Windshield De-Icer and Ice and Frost Shield Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Closure…
Prestone Products Corporation of Lake Forest. Ill.
Risk not classifiedThe agency has not ranked the risk yet — treat the notice as a caution.What you should do
Always keep all products that contain hazardous chemicals out of reach and sight of children. Consumers should inspect the bottle to see if the trigger assembly can be removed by twisting the neck shroud counter-clockwise. If the trigger assembly can be removed, consumers should contact Prestone to receive a new replacement trigger assembly that, once engaged, cannot be removed.
Firm contact: Prestone information center at 800-890-2075 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.prestone.com and click on "De-Icer and Frost Shield Recall" for more information.
What it looks like
Is this the product you have?
- Prestone® Windshield De-Icer and Prestone® Ice & Frost Shield
- Amount recalled
- About 4.1 million
Where it was sold
Sold at AutoZone, Kroger, Meijer, O'Reilly's, Pep Boys and Walmart, online at www.Amazon.com, and other retailers from September 2011 through August 2015 for between $3 and $11..
Why it was recalled
The trigger spray assembly can be removed from the De-Icer and Frost Shield container. The product contains methanol and ethylene glycol. Children may gain access to the product by removing the trigger assembly, posing a risk of poisoning.
The agency has not ranked the risk yet — treat the notice as a caution.
Reports so far: None reported.
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