Tip-Over Hazard Causing Panasonic to Recall 755 TVs Sold to Hotels, Schools

Panasonic is recalling about 755 55-inch LCD TVs and their swivel stands because of a tip-over hazard, said the Consumer Product Safety Commission in a Friday notice. The mounting screws that connect the swivel stand to the TV can come loose and cause the set to fall off the stand, posing serious “entrapment hazards that can result in injuries or death to children,” said the notice, noting no injuries have been reported. Those using the swivel stand should immediately detach it, place the TV in a safe place away from children and contact Panasonic for a free repair kit, it said. Panasonic sold the TVs and swivel stands for about $1,825 each to hotels, government buildings and schools between July 2012 and March 2014, said the notice. Panasonic’s share of the North American consumer TV business in recent years has fallen to nearly zero (see 1602050053).