AUSTIN, Texas — Gel Blaster LLC on Thursday recalled nearly 63,000 of its SURGE 1.0 toy guns because the lithium-ion battery pack inside the toys’ handles can overheat and ignite, posing a fire risk.
According to the Austin, Texas-based company, the affected toy guns were sold at the following retail outlets:
- D2 LLC in Wimberley, Texas.
- Hey! Joy - Toy Store in Garden City, New York; Bloomington, Minnesota, and Orlando, Florida.
- Learning Tree in Prairie Village, Kansas.
- Kitty Hawk stores along the East Coast.
- Other stores nationwide and online at www.kittyhawk.com, www.heyjoytoystore.com, www.learningtreetoys.com, www.gelblaster.com, www.kickstarter.com and www.amazon.com.
The affected toys were sold from August 2020 through October 2021 for about $60 each.
Gel Blaster has fielded 30 reports to date of the recalled toy guns smoking or fire near the handle of the gel blaster where the lithium-ion battery is located. No injuries have been reported, the company confirmed.
Consumers are advised to immediately stop using the recalled Gel Blaster SURGE 1.0 and contact Gel Blaster to receive a prepaid mailer to return the product and receive a full refund.
Consumers may contact Gel Blaster by calling 844-435-5387 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CDT, Monday through Friday; via email at recall@gelblaster.com; or online at https://gelblaster.com/pages/safety-recall.
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