Product recall: TV wall mounts sold at Best Buy

Unit can crack, TV can fall on consumers
January 27, 2009 (WASHINGTON) 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

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