62,000 toy guns recalled because some started smoking and others caught on fire
The Gel Blaster Surge 1.0 Toy Guns don’t shoot real bullets, but they might ignite into real flames, which is why the company recalled about 62,700 of them.
The exact problem, as told in the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notice Thursday: “The lithium-ion battery pack inside the handle can overheat and ignite, posing a fire hazard.”
And this isn’t an idle concern, as the notice says Gel Blaster knows of “30 reports of smoking or fire near the handle of the gel blaster where the lithium-ion battery is located.”
These toy guns, model No. GBS001—1.0, have a white body, “SURGE” in orange and a goiter-like thing on the top that houses the “gellets” fired by the gun. They were sold in brick-and-mortar stores Hey! Joy — Toy Stores in Orlando, Garden City, New York and Bloomington, Minnesota; D2 in Wimberley, Texas; Learning Tree in Prairie Village, Kansas; Kitty Hawk; and online by Kitty Hawk, Learning Tree, Kickstarter, Gel Blaster and Amazon.
Gel Blaster’s eating the cost on this and requesting if you have the gun, contact the company for a prepaid mailer to return the gun and receive a full refund.
For that or for any questions, reach out to the company at 844-435-5387, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday or email recall@gelblaster.com.
