SCI Promotion Group · Recalled
CPSC, SCI Promotion Group LLC and Scripto-Tokai Corp. Announce Recall of Mini-Flashlights
The mini-flashlight's battery compartment can overheat, presenting a possible burn hazard to consumers.
- Units
- 448,000
- Reports
- 2
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $4–$6
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
The mini-flashlights were provided to consumers as a free gift with the purchase of Aim n' Flame II multi-purpose lighters. The black, plastic flashlight is about 5-1/4 inches long with a thin red ring around the barrel. There is no safety issue relating to the multi-purpose lighter and it is not the subject of this voluntary recall.
The file
- Sold at
- Home improvement, discount, convenience, grocery and drug stores nationwide sold the multipurpose lighters with the flashlights, from September 2003 through November 2003, for between $4 and $6.
- Product type
- Lights & Accessories
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- SCI Promotion Group LLC of Ontario, Calif., Scripto-Tokai Corporation, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Incident log
The company has received two reports of flashlights overheating. No injuries have been reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should remove the batteries and discard the mini- flashlights.
Call SCI Promotion Group, LLC at (877) 746-7426 between 8:30 a.m. and 6 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 DEC 02 2003; last revised JAN 13 2025.
