CPSC, Grandetel Technologies, Inc. Announce Recall Program To Repair TV Sets
Home product recall 96-013. Announced by CPSC on Nov 9, 1995.
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Announced by CPSC on Nov 9, 1995. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Fire & Fire-Related Burn
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What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
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Which ones are recalled?
November 9, 1995 Release # 96-013 WASHINGTON, D.C.- CPSC, GrandeTel Technologies, Inc. of Richmond, B.C. Canada, (formerly known as MTC Electronic Technologies Co., Ltd.) is announcing a program to repair 45,000 television sets bearing the name “MTC.” A resistor on the TV’s main component board may overheat, resulting in a potential fire hazard.GrandeTel Technologies is aware of one recent incident in the United States in which the resistor overheated and created a fire. CPSC and GrandeTel Technologies are not aware of any injuries involving these television sets.The 13-inch color televisions have the brand name “MTC” on the lower left front cabinet. They were sold nationwide for up to $150 at small retailers and large merchandisers since November 1992. The repair recall program involves televisions with the following model and serial numbers located on the rear cabinet: MTV1428R (serial number beginning with “92”), MTV1428RF (serial number beginning with “93”), MTV1429RF (serial number beginning with “93”), MTV1428CC (serial number beginning with “93” and serial number 9403 212 00001 - 9410 212 20160), and MTV1429CC (serial number beginning with “93” and serial number 9405 113 00001 - 9408 213 01680).Consumers who own the recalled television sets should immediately stop using them and call GrandeTel Technologies’ service center, Service Concept International (SCI), at (714) 836-4981 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time, Monday through Friday. SCI will help consumers determine whether their television set is part of this recall and will arrange to repair the unit at no cost to the consumer
MTC television sets.
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Who made and sold it?
- Made by MTC.
- Made by GrandeTel Technologies.
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Was anyone hurt?
The notice doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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