Milestone AV Technologies Best Buy flat screen LCD television wall mounts

Description: Milestone AV Technologies Recalls Television Wall Mounts Sold Exclusively At Best Buy; Unit Can Crack, TV Can Fall On Consumers NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 27, 2009 Release #09-105 Milestone’s Recall Hotline: (877) 277-3707 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 Milestone AV Technologies Recalls Television Wall Mounts Sold Exclusively At Best Buy; Unit Can Crack, TV Can Fall On Consumers WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: LCD television wall mounts Units: About 140,000 Manufacturer: Milestone AV Technologies, of Savage, Minn. Hazard: The wall mount can crack when used with televisions 26 inches and larger or with televisions that include a DVD player. The television can then fall from the wall mount and pose a serious risk of injury to consumers standing nearby. Incidents/Injuries: Milestone is aware of 28 incidents in which the mount has cracked and the television has fallen from its mount. No injuries have been reported. Description: These wall mounts are used with flat screen LCD televisions. The recalled wall mounts are INIT models NT-TVM103 and NT-TVM104. The model numbers can be found on the UL sticker on the television interface. Sold at: Best Buy stores nationwide from June 2007 through December 2008 for between $60 and $90. Manufactured in: China Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the wall mounts and contact Milestone to receive a free repair kit. Consumer Contact: Call Milestone toll-free at (877) 277-3707 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or log on to the company’s recall Web site at www.milestone.com/initmount NT-TVM103 NT-TVM104 [Learn More]