American Hua Mao Enterprises · Recalled
CPSC, American Hua Mao Enterprises Announce Recall of Cigarette Lighters
These cigarette lighters, which operate with push-button electronic ignition mechanisms to produce the flame, have child-resistant mechanisms that do not work. Young children could ignite the lighters.
- Units
- About 139,000
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $4–$6
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
These lighters are refillable, gas fueled piezoelectric catalytic lighter and are equipped with a non-functioning child resistant feature, a lever that slides horizontally under the ignition mechanism. Once the lever under the ignition switch is moved over to allow ignition, it stays in that position until manually reset. The lighters are advertised as Windproof #L2 and #L3 models. The #L2 are two-colored, ceramic-coated metal, oval-shaped lighters with round edges. The #L3 are copper-colored and have a horse molded on the body of the lighter. Both models were sold in black leather-like cases with the model number imprinted on it. They have a stick-on-label reading "MADE IN CHINA."
The file
- Sold at
- Small retail stores and souvenir shops in New York and Maryland sold these lighters, from March 1997 through November 1998, for about $4 to $6.
- Product type
- Lighters
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- American Hua Mao Enterprises, of New York, N.Y.
Incident log
CPSC and American Hua Mao Enterprises are not aware of any injuries involving these lighters.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using these cigarette lighters and return them to the store where they were purchased, for a refund.
For more information, call American Hua Mao Enterprises at (212) 244-1692 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST Monday through Friday. Consumers outside the New York City area can call collect.
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 23 1998; last revised NOV 09 2026.