Target · Recalled
Target Recalls Threshold Floor Lamps Due to Fire and Shock Hazard
The lamp can short when a standard one-way bulb is fully tightened in the lamp's three-way socket, posing a fire and shock hazard to consumers.
- Units
- About 25,000 and 541 in Canada.
- Reports
- 6
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $70
- Remedy
- Refund
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Affected
This recall includes white plastic, turned-spindle design floor lamps with white fabric drum lamp shades and two 3-way pull-chain switches. Lamp is illuminated by two 3-way 100-watt or 29-watt CFL bulbs and stands approximately 60 inches tall. The model number PL1071 is located on a sticker on the bottom of the lamp.
The file
- Sold at
- Target stores nationwide and Target.com from September 2012 through May 2013 for about $70.
- Product type
- Lamps
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- J. Hunt & Company of Bono, Ark., Target Corp. of Minneapolis, Minn.
Incident log
Target has received six reports of short circuiting which have resulted in fires, minor property damage and two consumers being shocked.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled lamp, unplug it and return it to any Target store for a full refund.
Target at (800) 440-0680 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at www.target.com and click on Product Recalls under the Help tab, then click on Home and Kitchen for more information.
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 SEP 03 2013; last revised JAN 26 2015.
