Arena Lamp Recalled by Great American Opportunities Due to Electrical Shock Hazard
Recall 12139 · Mar 27, 2012 · Great American Opportunities
14,050
units affected
14,050
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 12139
- Date
- Mar 27, 2012
- Company
- Great American Opportunities
- Units affected
- 14,050
- Product
- Great American Opportunities Arena Lamp
- Product type
- Lights & Accessories
- Remedy
- Refund
- Hazard
- Electric shock
The product
This recall involves Arena Lamps (also called Disco Lights, Disco Light Projectors and Arena Light Kaleidoscopes) with the model number 3007952. The model number only appears on the original packaging. The lamp is used to project circular colored lights on a ceiling or wall for lighting effect and comes in a silver, rectangular box shape measuring 9"x5"x5". Light from the lamp is projected from a single circular cut out at one end of the box. A silver handle wraps half-way around the lamp and is affixed with large black thumb screws on either side of the lamp, and there are two rows of ventilation slots along the top. Underneath the lamp is a circular fan vent. On the back of the lamp, an on/off switch, power cord and a knob with the word "FUSE" written in white are in a row along the top.
What can happen
The electrical design and construction of the lamps poses the risk of an electric shock to consumers.
The fix
Consumers should stop using the lamps immediately and contact Great American Opportunities for instructions on returning the lamps for a full refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Great American Opportunities has received one report of a lamp power cord detaching inside the lamp housing. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- Warehouse sales (in temporarily rented space) in Chattanooga and Nashville, Tenn.; Conyers, Ga.; and Bloomington, Ill. from April 2008 through December 2011 for between $5 and $10. The lamps were also given to schools and civic organizations in conjunction with fundraising activities during the...
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled great american opportunities arena lamp?
Consumers should stop using the lamps immediately and contact Great American Opportunities for instructions on returning the lamps for a full refund.
What is the hazard?
The electrical design and construction of the lamps poses the risk of an electric shock to consumers.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.