Family Dollar Stores · Recalled
CPSC, Family Dollar Stores Announce Recall of Spinning Star Christmas Tree Topper
The tree topper can melt or smoke near the on/off switch, which could pose a fire hazard.
- Units
- About 13,000
- Reports
- 8
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $8
- 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 recall involves external battery packs used with the Polaroid-brand portable DVD players in 7-inch and 8-inch screen sizes. The 7-inch DVD player has model number PDV-0700 and the 8-inch player has a model number of PDV-0800. The players and battery packs are silver in color. The battery packs attach to the bottom of the DVD player and have the following serial numbers: DVD Model Number Battery Pack Serial Number Range PDV-0800 060300020000001 through 060300020018000 070300020008001 through 070300020020000 PDV-0700 04170303070001000001 through 04170303070001005000 04270303070001005001 through 04270303070001010000 05040303070001010001 through 05040303070001014000 05150303070001014101 through 05150303070001016100 05190303070001016101 through 05190303070001020100 05260303070001020101 through 05260303070001024100 06010303070001024401 through 06010303070001024900 060300010024101 through 060300010033523 060300010033524 through 060300010050100 070300010050101 through 070300010114100 080300010114101 through 080300010159100 090300010159101 through 090300010193100
The file
- Sold at
- Family Dollar Stores nationwide from September 2005 through December 2005 for about $8.
- Product type
- Lights (Seasonal)
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Family Dollar Stores, of Charlotte, N.C.
Incident log
Family Dollar has received eight reports of the tree topper melting or smoking. There are no reports of fires, injuries or property damage.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the spinning star tree topper and return it to a Family Dollar store for a full refund.
The firm is out of business. Consumers should call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772.
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 20 2005; last revised APR 22 2024.
