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Official U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission consumer incident report from the SaferProducts.gov public database. Use the verification links below to confirm the record on SaferProducts.gov or via the public database export.

Product

Vtech kidizoom camera

Category

Toy

Report number

20151226-7CB1F-2147425463

Ownership age

About 0 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Overheating

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20151226-7CB1F-2147425463. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Vtech kidizoom camera. Source model text: I don't know. Incident: The Vtech kid zoom camera was purchased as a Christmas gift for our 3 year old daughter And was opened on Christmas morning. After being used for a short while the camera began to get very hot and smoke. The batteries on one side melted inside the camera. Prior to this happening the camera was functioning properly and the batteries were installed correctly.

This is a consumer incident report published on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by people outside of CPSC. It is not automatically an official recall or manufacturer admission.

Official report number: 20151226-7CB1F-2147425463. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.