Consumer Product Safety Commission Posts Recalls to its Web Site

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5, 2006 -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that the following voluntary recall alerts were posted in cooperation with the firms listed below. Recalls can be viewed at http://www.cpsc.gov/.

  
  Company Name     Product Name    Quantity    Hazard
  Bombardier       Certain Model   About       Cracks could appear in
  Recreational     Year 2006       1,800       the starter ring gears
  Products Inc.,   Ski-Doo                     allowing gear
  of Valcourt,     REV500 SS,                  fragmentation at high
  Quebec.          REV 600 HO,                 speeds. The debris could
                   and REV 600                 act like projectiles and
                   HO SDI                      cause serious injury or
                   Snowmobiles                 death to riders or
                                               bystanders.

  Bombardier       Certain Model   About       The steering columns on
  Recreational     Year 2006       10,400      these snowmobiles could
  Products Inc.,   Ski-Doo REV,                have a missing weld,
  of Valcourt,     RT, and RF                  which could allow a
  Quebec.          Snowmobiles                 steering component to
                                               become loose. This could
                                               lead to a loss of
                                               control or possible
                                               collision causing
                                               serious injury or even
                                               death.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products -- such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals -- contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270 or visit CPSC's Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov/.