Golf Buddy Tour computers and video games

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Mar 5, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

1report to CPSC
Mar 5, 2013the latest report was made
Mar 5, 2013the earliest
1with the company’s comments

Brand: Golf Buddy Tour
Maker: Golf BuddyMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product: Computers and video gamesComputers, their equipment and electronic gamesCPSC’s product type: Computers (Equipment and Electronic Games) (code 557), in Electronics: Computers, Monitors, Projectors

By month

1 report from April 2012 to March 2013; the most in March 2013, 1.

The numbers, as a table

Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
Month	Reports
March 2013	1

How badly anyone was hurt

No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

No one hurt
Made Mar 5, 2013, sent to the company Mar 18, 2013, published by CPSC Apr 1, 2013

The product, in the report: GPS Golf Buddy Tour

I bought a Golf buddy Tour GPS on 6/16/2011 with a DECA system LP-C04-01 LI-Polymer battery pack made in China. Yesterday on 3/5/2013 I charged the GPS, and went to play golf. at 7:15am I attempted to turn on the GPS when the battery exploded in the TPS in my hand. I took off the back of the GPS and the battery back had become separated from the rest of the battery. The battery paper backing was inflated. I don’t know if this is the same type of battery problem that the Boeing 787 is having. This is for you information only. aloha, [REDACTED]

Model
Golf Buddy Tour
Serial number
W54B1F1FD205FE
Bought from
Scholfield golf Course
Bought
Jun 11, 2011
Where
Ewa, Hawaii: Place of Recreation or Sports
Who was involved
Age 81, Male
The reporter’s relation to them
Self
As this report names them
Brand Golf Buddy Tour, made or sold by Golf Buddy
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Incident, No Injury

The company’s comments, in its own words

(4/3/2013) Golf Buddy: The Report as submitted by Consumer, [REDACTED] (81), concerns the GPS GolfBuddy Tour (Serial No. W54B1F1FD205FD) (“Product”) which he purchased on or about June 11, 2011 from the retailer identified in the Report as a “Scholfield Golf Course.” The incident that gave rise to the submission of the Report to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) occurred on or about March 5, 2013, almost 2 years after the date of purchase, which involved a fully charged battery pack that was used with the Product that “exploded” in the Product ‘in [the Consumer’s] hand.’
The allegations stated in the Report is inaccurate and unclear, and will require further inspection and verification of the affected Product itself and the circumstances under which the Product was used by the Consumer, how it was previously handled and stored, and whether the battery pack was the original battery that accompanied the Product upon purchase, among other things, before the Manufacturer will be able to determine the cause of such alleged malfunction. Without such due diligence, it is difficult to say with any certainty that the Product malfunction was not due to the Consumer’s misuse or mishandling of the Product in question.
The allegations state that the battery pack exploded in the Product and in the Consumer’s hand, and is rather contradictory. It is unclear what kind of harm and the extent of the harm the Consumer had sustained as a result of this occurrence.
To date, Manufacturer has not received any complaints that allege any similar incidents concerning the battery pack or the Product in question since it has opened for business in 2005 nor has it encountered any claim for malfunction or defect concerning its products. Although the products are covered by the Manufacturer’s limited 90-day warranty, as stated in the original product packaging and as available on the Manufacturer’s website, the warranty on this Product would have expired as it would have been 2 years after the date of purchase. With that said, if Consumer is willing to ship the Product and the battery pack to Manufacturer, it will inspect the nature of the malfunction and determine whether it will be able to offer a new product to Consumer in exchange for the original one.
Please contact the undersigned to further coordinate the resolution of this matter at your earliest convenience. Thank you.
David Kang

CPSC report 20130305-85742-2147458164. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov

CPSC’s disclaimer

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Sources

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Golf Buddy Tour computers and video games

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How badly anyone was hurt

The reports, as CPSC published them

CPSC’s disclaimer

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