Baby Monitor Batteries Recall

Summer Infant is recalling about 800,000 rechargeable batteries used in baby video monitors because of a burn hazard.

The Woonsocket, R.I.-based manufacturer has received 22 reports of overheated and ruptured batteries, including incidents of smoke and minor property damage.

The hand-held, color video monitors were sold with a matching camera and A/C adaptors at Babies "R" Us, online and other retailers from about February 2010 through 2012 for $150 to $350. The batteries are about 1 1/2 inches tall by 2 1/4 inches wide and are 1/4 inches thick, black, and marked with TCL on the batteries' lower right corner.

Batteries will have one of these letter and number combinations in the beginning of the serial number on the back of the battery:

Battery numbers are: 

S/N: JNN-S150A	S/N:JNS150-BA	S/N:JNS150A
S/N: JNN-S150B	S/N:JNS150-BB
S/N: JNN-S150C	S/N:JNS150-BC

Monitors are: 

Monitor Name	Model Number
Baby Touch®	02000, 02000Z
Baby Touch®  Plus	28520
Best View®	28030, 28030Z, 28035, 28280Z
Best View®  Choice	28460
Complete Coverage®	28040
Dual Coverage™	28510
MultiView™	28490
Peek®  Plus	02230
Private Label Baby Sight	3927000H11/A, 3927003H12
Safe Sight™	28530
Secure Sight®	02040, 02040Z
Sleek & Secure®	28270
Slim & Secure®	02800, 02805
Slim & Secure®  Plus	28450
Slim & Secure®  Plus Power Pack	28590

Consumers are being asked to remove the battery and contact Summer Infant at (800) 426-8627 anytime or online at www.summerinfant.com/alerts/battery-recall for information on battery replacement. The monitor can continue to be used on AC power with the power cord.