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DFS Group · Recalled
Cigarette Lighters Recalled by DFS Group Ltd.
The lighters do not have child-resistant mechanisms. Young children can easily ignite the lighters, presenting fire and burn hazards.
- Units
- About 65,000
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $12–$15
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
The lighters being recalled are refillable electronic ignition lighters and bear location names such as "Hawaii," "Guam," "Saipan," "Las Vegas," "USA" etc. The lighters have flip-up caps over the push-down ignition buttons. An orange label on the back of the lighters reads, "WARNING: KEEP LIGHTER OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN - THIS LIGHTER IS NOT CHILD RESISTANT." The packaging of these sets have labels that read, "MADE IN CHINA."
The file
- Sold at
- DFS stores in Hawaii, Guam, Saipan, San Francisco, Las Vegas, and Portland sold these souvenir sets, from January 1996 through April 2001, for between $12 and $15.
- Product type
- Lighters
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- DFS Group Ltd., of San Francisco, Calif.
Incident log
None reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should stop using these lighters immediately and return them to the DFS store where purchased for a refund.
For more information, consumers should call DFS at (800) 225-2777 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated APR 24 2001; last revised FEB 25 2026.