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By Darren Murph posted Aug 14th 2012 1:52PM

We've covered our fair share of product recalls over the years, but this one almost certainly takes the cake when looking at pure zaniness. Canon has recalled its EOS Rebel T4i -- some 68,200 units -- "due to a risk of allergic reaction." You read that right. As the story goes, a chemical used in the camera's rubber grips "can result in a reaction that changes the grips from black to white and poses a risk of skin irritation to the consumer," and while the company has only received a single report of a consumer developing a "minor rash" after contact, that's obviously enough to issue to recall. It involves T4i units with a 12-digit serial number that contain a second digit that is a "3" or "4" and a sixth digit that is a "1." If that's you, you're advised to stop using the camera and ping Canon USA to have replacement rubber grips installed free of charge. Specifically, you can ring 855-902-3277 and be prepared to be placed on hold for the better part of your adult life.

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Are you saying that this rubber leads to skin irritation?
I wonder what other applications it has been used for?

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Had a Panasonic 'walkman' style cassette player with exterior rubber parts that turned white after being left in a car for several years. Never heard of a recall though.

Happy Motoring, Mark

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and no recall for the t3i that continuously breaks requiring it to be sent back to the mfg?

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It's all the crazy composite materials they use these days. Same thing with car interiors. A Kia interior is 5 times more toxic than a Honda!

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Not necessarily -- if the rubber has natural latex as a component, it may turn white and be allergenic.

In this case I'm not sure about the toxicity, but I think older Korean cars are the worst as far as synthetic breakdown. Had a customer with a '98 Kia and the plastic outside-mirror shells were crumbling, while the vinyl gash had warped and shriveled so badly that the defroster vents had popped out!
But I guess if it's just shoddy, but not hazardous - no recall.

Happy Motoring, Mark

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Most of the hazard was probably the plastics out-gassing the first few years. AKA 'new car smell'

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