Recalled for Fire Risk: Children’s Speaker

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is alerting parents to the possibility of burn hazards when using a children’s speaker because the battery may overheat and catch fire. With a lithium-ion battery, the Yoto Mini lets kids listen to podcasts, audiobooks, music, and more. Yoto has already received seven complaints regarding the speaker melting or overheating. There have been no reported injuries. The CPSC advises parents to take the speakers out of children’s reach right once, but there is a repair, so you don’t have to toss them away.

Rather, parents are recommended to cut the speaker’s charging cable and submit a picture to the Yoto recall website as evidence that they have done so. After that, they can ask for a complimentary “smart cable,” according to the business. “The Yoto Mini Smart Cable will keep the battery charge within safe limits and prevent it potentially overheating by stopping charging when it reaches a certain point,” says Yoto. All Yoto speakers now have an automated software update that, according to the firm, will “improve battery management and extend Yoto Mini use between charges.” 270,000 speakers are impacted by the recall, the majority of whom are in the US.