Target Recalls Children's Task Lamps Due to Laceration and Fire Hazards
Recall 11279 · Jul 20, 2011 · Target
13,000
units affected
13,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 11279
- Date
- Jul 20, 2011
- Company
- Target
- Units affected
- 13,000
- Product
- Circo Children's Task Lamps
- Product type
- Floor and Table Lamps
- Remedy
- Refund
- Hazard
- Fire
The product
Four styles of the children's task lamp are included in this recall with the names Striped, Sports, Dot or Flower Dot and have a label with the UPC number on the bottom. The lamps in this recall include: Style Name Style Description UPC Number Striped Navy-colored head, with sky blue and white stripes and blue lamp base 490970221923 Sports White head, with baseball stitch pattern and blue lamp base 490970222685 Dot White head, with lines of multicolored dots and lavender lamp base 490970224047 Flower Dot Pink head, with pattern of white flowers and leaves and pink lamp base 490970221947
What can happen
Lamps can overheat, causing the adhesive inside the lamp socket to melt and migrate into the bulb area of the socket. The cooled glue can adhere to the light bulb base and make the bulb difficult to remove which can result in a broken light bulb, posing a risk of laceration to consumers. Melted flammable glue that migrates onto the electrical components of the lamp poses a risk of fire.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the lamps and return them to any Target store to receive a full refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Target has received six reports of glue on the lamp socket melting and migrating into the bulb area of the socket. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- Target stores nationwide and Target.com from January 2011 to April 2011 for about $13.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled circo children's task lamps?
Consumers should immediately stop using the lamps and return them to any Target store to receive a full refund.
What is the hazard?
Lamps can overheat, causing the adhesive inside the lamp socket to melt and migrate into the bulb area of the socket. The cooled glue can adhere to the light bulb base and make the bulb difficult to remove which can result in a broken light bulb, posing a risk of laceration to consumers. Melted flammable glue that.
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.