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Venture video players and recorders

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Nov 7, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Nov 7, 2013the latest report was made
  • Nov 7, 2013the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Venture
Maker
ALCO ELECTRONICSMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Video players and recordersNot camerasCPSC’s product type: Video Players and Recorders (Excl. Cameras) (code 576), in Electronics: TV & Video

By month

1 report from December 2012 to November 2013; the most in November 2013, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
November 20131

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.

Source:

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

  1. No one hurt

    Made Nov 7, 2013, sent to the company Dec 3, 2013, published by CPSC Dec 17, 2013

    The product, in the report: LCD dual monitor DVD player

    The consumer does not have the model # for the DVD Player she had at the time of the incident. The consumer believes that the model # was either PSV960 or PSV1960.

    The consumer stated that she put her 1 year old daughter in the car and plugged the DVD player into the car plug. The consumer went back to get her other daughter. When she came back the SUV was filled with smoke.The consumer stated that the car was filled with electrical burning smell. The consumer stated that she pulled the plug out in a rush. The consumer stated that the wire came apart in the process. The consumer had sore throat from the smoke.

    The consumer contacted the manf. The consumer spoke to [REDACTED] who transferred her to his supervisor. The consumer stated that the supervisor informed her that she would get a label to return the DVD player. The consumer mailed back the DVD player on 10/07/2013. The consumer was told that she would receive a replacement DVD player.

    The consumer received a package from the manf on 11/06/13. The consumer stated that the manf did not send a new player. The consumer stated that the manf just changed the back of the the DVD player and added the cord. The consumer stated that the back now has Durabrand information on it. The consumer stated that everything else on the DVD player is the same. The new DVD Player has model # PSV1970, serial # LA110ED161256 and manf date 04/2005. The consumer called the manf regarding the package she received on 11/06/2013. The consumer stated that she has not been able to speak with a manager. The rep at the firm informed her that “this is not our brand.” The consumer’s case # with the manf is #[REDACTED].

    The consumer believes that the manf is trying to cover up the problem and send her the same defective DVD player but with minor modifications.

    Model
    LCD dual monitor DVD player
    Serial number
    Unknown
    Bought from
    Wal-Mart, Tennessee
    Bought
    Apr 1, 2005, about then
    Where
    Rodgersville, Tennessee: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 1, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Venture, made or sold by ALCO ELECTRONICS
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources

  • 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.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

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CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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