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LED Night Lights
- Starting date:
- February 15, 2011
- Posting date:
- February 15, 2011
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Household Items
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Audience:
- General Public (GP)
- Identification number:
- RA-500002518
Affected products
LED Night Lights
Product description
This recall involves the following AmerTac™ LED night lights:
Model number 71193: square shaped, white plastic unit with a flat translucent square window on the front and a button for changing the screen colour.
Model number 71194: has a shape resembling a computer mouse. Has a white plastic housing and inset translucent windows on the front and sides.
Model number 327879: has a shape resembling a computer mouse. Has a white plastic housing and inset translucent windows on the front and sides.
All three models have KML, ETL, the model number and the AmerTac™ logo moulded on the back of the night lights' plastic housing.
Hazard identified
An electrical short circuit in the night light can cause it to overheat and smoulder or melt. This poses burn and fire hazards to consumers.
AmerTac has received 19 reports from the United States of the night lights smoking, burning and/or charring, including reports of property damage and one report of a minor burn injury. AmerTac has not received any reports of incidents with these night lights occurred in Canada.
Health Canada has not received any reports of injuries related to the use of these products.
Number sold
Approximately 1,829 effected units were sold at Vancouver Lighting, Mountain High Lighting, Azcor Electronics Inc., and Lowe's stores across Canada.
Time period sold
The affected units were sold from April 2009 to January 2011.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China.
Companies
- Importer
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American Tack & Hardware Co. Inc.
Saddle River
New Jersey
UNITED STATES
Tel: 1-800-420-7511
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately unplug and stop using the recalled night lights. Consumers may contact AmerTac to receive a full refund.
For more information, consumers may contact AmerTac at 1-800-420-7511 between 8AM and 5PM CT Monday through Friday, or visit AmerTac's website and/or AmerTac's recall website.
Consumers may also view the recall notice on the [NJS_FILE:b50b5b50-9925-4f5b-901a-439953cbbfe3:1e02ee05-0689-4329-8793-ff380d662cfe].