Wireless Headsets Recalled Over Fire Risk

About 525,000 wireless headsets made by GN Netcom Inc. are being recalled after reports of batteries in the devices overheating and catching fire, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The GN9120 Wireless Headsets were sold nationwide from January 2005 to September 2008. The devices are potentially hazardous because an internal short circuit inside the units can cause the batteries to overhead.

Ten reports of overheating, including three reports of open flames coming out of the headsets, have been received, officials said. Dozens of other reports, including some injuries, have come from foreign countries where the headsets are sold.

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