Lands End Light-Up Backpacks

Name of Product Cool Blue Backpacks
Description This recall involves children’s Cool Blue backpacks with lights and reflective trim. The backpacks were sold in seven colors: dark blue, light blue, orange, red, green, maroon and purple. Style number 175732 is printed on a label attached to the left side of the main compartment. Backpacks sold after July 19, 2006 are not included in this recall.
Hazard The backpack’s battery pack can overheat causing the battery case to melt, presenting a burn hazard if touched.
Incidents/Injuries Lands’ End has not received any reports of injuries or incidents. The hazard was discovered during internal product review.
Remedy Consumers should stop using these backpacks immediately. Consumers with the affected backpacks are being sent a replacement backpack and battery pack with instructions to return the original product.
Units About 400
Manufactured in China
Importer Lands’ End, of Dodgeville, Wis.
Sold through Lands’ End catalog and Web site at www.landsend.com during July 2006 for about $80.
Consumer Contact For more information, consumers can contact Lands’ End at (800) 200-6212 anytime.