# CPSC, RadioShack Announce Recall of Video Head Cleaner
> **CPSC recall** · 2005-05-11 · 05169 · 1 injuries reported
## Recall
- **Number:** 05169
- **Date:** 2005-05-11
- **Injuries reported:** 1
## Products

Wet System Video Head Cleaner

## Hazards

The cleaning solution bottle, which is labeled as containing isopropanol, actually contains methanol. Methanol can be fatal or cause blindness if swallowed. It is much more toxic than isopropanol. Also, the cleaning solution bottle does not have special cautionary labeling and child-resistant packaging, as required by Federal regulation for methanol.

## Retailer(s)

RadioShack stores nationwide and www.radioshack.com, from December 1995 through January 2005, for about $13.

## Importer(s)

RadioShack Corp., of Fort Worth, Texas

## Country of manufacture

China

## Description

The recalled non-abrasive "Wet System" Video Head Cleaner was sold in a box labeled "Video Head Cleaner," "RadioShack" and "44-1230" or "44-1213." The box contains a cleaning video cassette and a bottle of cleaning solution. The 4-inch-high white plastic cleaning solution bottle is labeled "Video Head Cleaning Fluid" or "Cleaning Liquid for HEAD CLEANER." Other writing on the bottle includes "Contents: Isopropanol," and the item number "44-1230" or "44-1213."

## Source
- [CPSC recall page](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2005/CPSC-RadioShack-Announce-Recall-of-Video-Head-Cleaner-)
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