Dollar Tree Stores Electric Balloon Pumps

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    "steps": [
      "Stop using the balloon pump right away.",
      "Return the pump to any Dollar Tree store.",
      "Contact the firm for a prepaid label if bought online.",
      "Ship the pump back to get a full refund."
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      "plain": "Stop using the pump and take it back to a Dollar Tree store for your money back. If you bought it online, ask the company for a free shipping label and mail it back.",
      "technical": "No photo or destruction step is asked; remedy is return for a \"full refund\" so remedy is full_refund with no fixed amount. The remedy says \"contact the firm\" without naming a channel, so the first listed consumer contact, phone, was used."
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      "Stop using the balloon pump right away.",
      "Return the pump to any Dollar Tree store.",
      "Contact the firm for a prepaid label if bought online.",
      "Ship the pump back to get a full refund."
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      "plain": "Stop using the pump and take it back to a Dollar Tree store for your money back. If you bought it online, ask the company for a free shipping label and mail it back.",
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{
  "RecallID": 11012,
  "RecallNumber": "27012",
  "RecallDate": "2026-10-01T00:00:00",
  "Description": "The recalled electric balloon pump is a high-pressure pump that has two operation modes, continuous and touch-on. It is made of plastic and comes in pink with a blue handle and features two nozzles. The pump's model number, 406198, is printed on the silver rating label located on the bottom of the product and on the packaging.",
  "URL": "https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2027/Dollar-Tree-Stores-Recalls-Electric-Balloon-Pumps-Due-to-Burn-Hazard",
  "Title": "Dollar Tree Stores Recalls Electric Balloon Pumps Due to Burn Hazard",
  "ConsumerContact": "Dollar Tree Stores, Inc at 877-530-8733 between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. ET Monday through Sunday, email at ddirect@dollartree.com or on-line at https://www.dollartree.com/product-recalls or https://www.dollartree.com and click on \"Recall Information\" at the bottom of the page.",
  "LastPublishDate": "2026-10-01T00:00:00",
  "Products": [
    {
      "Name": "Electric Balloon Pumps",
      "Description": "",
      "Model": "",
      "Type": "Powered Pumps",
      "CategoryID": "1469",
      "NumberOfUnits": "About 360,500"
    }
  ],
  "Inconjunctions": [],
  "Images": [
    {
      "URL": "https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/dollartree1.png",
      "Caption": "Recalled electric balloon pump (in packaging)"
    },
    {
      "URL": "https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/dollartree2.png",
      "Caption": "Recalled electric balloon pump"
    },
    {
      "URL": "https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/dollartree3.png",
      "Caption": "Silver rating label on bottom of the product showing model number (406198)"
    }
  ],
  "Injuries": [
    {
      "Name": "The firm received three reports of overheating, including one report of flames inside the unit and one report of the unit exploding.  No injuries have been reported."
    }
  ],
  "Manufacturers": [],
  "Retailers": [
    {
      "Name": "Sold At:\nDollar Tree stores nationwide and online at dollartree.com, and doordash.com between August 2025 and July 2026 for about $17.",
      "CompanyID": ""
    }
  ],
  "Importers": [],
  "Distributors": [
    {
      "Name": "Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (\"Dollar Tree\") of Chesapeake, Virginia",
      "CompanyID": ""
    }
  ],
  "SoldAtLabel": null,
  "ManufacturerCountries": [
    {
      "Country": "China"
    }
  ],
  "ProductUPCs": [],
  "Hazards": [
    {
      "Name": "The recalled electric balloon pumps can overheat, posing a burn hazard.",
      "HazardType": "",
      "HazardTypeID": ""
    }
  ],
  "Remedies": [
    {
      "Name": "Consumers should stop using the recalled electric balloon pumps immediately and return it to any Dollar Tree store to receive a full refund. Consumers who purchased the electric balloon pump online should contact the firm to receive a pre-paid shipping label to return the recalled product to receive a full refund."
    }
  ],
  "RemedyOptions": [
    {
      "Option": "Refund"
    }
  ]
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