CPSC, Pottery Barn Announce Recall to Issue Important Safety Warning for Halloween House Tealight Holders
⚠ Critical Alert — Stop Using Immediately
This product has been flagged with severe risks (fire or burn). Stop using it now and contact the brand or CPSC for a refund, repair, or replacement.
CPSC Recall Notice
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) — official agency notice for recall CPSC-2516.
The Halloween House is all black in color with wire-web windows, mesh rooftops and a brick-front exterior. The house is made of metal and measures 14.5 inches in height. The base of the house is a thin flat piece of metal surrounded by a black wire metal fence. The house holds four tealights on the bottom floor and one inside the turret. "Made In China" is written on a sticker on the bottom of the house.
Corrective Action (per CPSC)
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) — official agency notice for recall CPSC-2516.
Consumers should go to their Pottery Barn store with the purchase receipt, if available, to receive a complimentary set of metal tealights and a warning sticker to place on the item for future users, that states: "Warning - Do not use plastic tealights. Use only with metal tealights."
✅ What you should do
- Stop using the product if you own it.
- Check the model number, lot code, or sell-by date against the recall notice above.
- Contact Pottery Barn Retail Stores Nationwide, From July 2003 Through September 2003, For About $40 or the retailer where you bought it for a refund, replacement, or repair.
- For the most current official instructions, visit the CPSC recall page.
- If you've been hurt by this product, report the incident to CPSC.
Consumer Contact (per CPSC)
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) — official agency notice for recall CPSC-2516.
Pottery Barn for recorded information anytime at (888) 922-9245.
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Pottery Barn Retail Stores Nationwide, From July 2003 Through September 2003, For About $40 Recall FAQ
Pottery Barn Retail Stores Nationwide, From July 2003 Through September 2003, For About $40 is the subject of a lighting recall: CPSC, Pottery Barn Announce Recall to Issue Important Safety Warning for Halloween House Tealight Holders. The notice was published on October 2, 2003 by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Approximately 5,400 units are potentially affected.