rc3 GPS with heart rate monitor computers and video games
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Oct 7, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Oct 7, 2014the latest report was made
- Oct 7, 2014the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- rc3 GPS with heart rate monitor
- Maker
- POLAR ELECTRO, INC.Makers, 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
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
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| October 2014 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Seen by a doctor or nurse 1 CPSC: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
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.
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Seen by a doctor or nurse Made Oct 7, 2014, sent to the company Oct 16, 2014, published by CPSC Oct 30, 2014
The product, in the report: Polar rc3 GPS with heart rate monitor Slim integrated GPS for recreational runners and cyclists who want integrated GPS with smart guidance. What’s In The Box •RC3 Wrist Unit •Polar H3 Transmitter •USB Cable •Instruction Manual Overall Features •Tracks your route, speed and distance using built-in GPS •Training Benefit gives you instant feedback after your session •Running Index scores your performance •Slim and lightweight design with rechargeable battery •Upload data to PC or Mac with included USB cable •Analyze and share data on www.polarpersonaltrainer.com Body Measurement Features •Average and maximum heart rate of each lap •Average, minimum and maximum heart rate of training •Heart rate – bpm / % •HRmax (age-based) •HRmax (user set) •Polar Fitness Test •Polar OwnCal – calorie expenditure with fat percentage •Polar OwnCode (2.4 GHz W.I.N.D.) – coded transmission •Polar sport zones •Polar ZoneOptimizer - personalized sport zones •Polar Training Benefit
I suffered a serious burn injury from a heart rate monitor I was wearing during the Portland Marathon on Sunday Oct 5, 2014.
I purchased the RC3 GPS watch and heart rate monitor on Friday Oct 3, 2014 from a company called Polar www.polar.com
Polar had a booth at the Portland Marathon bib pick-up festival and I purchased the watch and monitor there.
I followed the instructions carefully. I set up the watch and heart rate monitor. I moistened the strap as directed. I attached the battery component to the strap and connected it around my chest with the battery component facing up and positioned just over the xiphoid process at the lower part of my sternum.
Everything seemed to be working fine and I was tracking my heart rate, mileage, and time for over 20 miles of the marathon.
It was a hot day so some of the residents of the homes along the marathon route were standing by the road with hoses to spray down the runners.
One of them sprayed me with the hose and at that moment I felt an electric arc on my chest immediately under the part of the strap where the battery attaches. I felt severe pain and there was the smell of burnt skin.
When I finished the race, I looked at my chest which was then hurting pretty bad and I had sustained a nasty burn in 2 horizontal strips across my chest. I was up all night with pain. I attached a picture that I took this morning with my cell phone.
Has this been reported before? I am fearful that I bought a defective product and that others might suffer a similar fate. After all runners routinely run in the rain and on hot race days, it is very common for the spectators to hose down runners.
- Model
- rc3 GPS
- Serial number
- C341W80657048
- Bought from
- Polar
- Bought
- Oct 3, 2014
- Where
- Portland, Oregon: Street or Highway
- Who was involved
- Age 53, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand rc3 GPS with heart rate monitor, made or sold by POLAR ELECTRO, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
CPSC’s disclaimer
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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