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Flashlights or Battery-Powered Lanterns

CPSC product category · 13 recalls · 0.1% of the register · about 1,682,200 units

13 CPSC recalls on this register (0.1% of 10,027) are filed under Flashlights or Battery-Powered Lanterns, most in 2014 (4). Together they cover about 1,682,200 units; the median recall lists 10,000.

The hazards mentioned most often are burn, fire and overheating.

Hazards cited

Burn10
Fire8
Overheating8
Impact injury1

Firms named most often

FirmRecalls
Greenbrier International2
Atico International1
Meijer Distribution1
Target1

Recalls by year

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CPSC recalls in Flashlights or Battery-Powered Lanterns by year announced.

Median units per recall: 10,000 (all recalls: 8,800).

Most recent recalls

DateRecallFirmHazardUnitsNo.
12 Apr 2016Coleman Recalls Flashlights Due to Fire HazardKaper IndustrialFire, Overheating8,50016140
3 Mar 2016Pelican Products Recalls Flashlights and Replacement Battery Packs Due to Fire HazardPelican ProductsFire, Overheating3,80016113
28 Oct 2014Meijer Recalls Halloween Projector Flashlight Due to Burn HazardMeijer DistributionBurn, Overheating8,60015011
1 May 2014Altria Group Distribution Company Recalls Flashlight Due to Burn, Injury Hazards; Distributed Exclusively through Marlboro Promotion (Recall Alert)Altria Group DistributionBurn, Impact injury365,00014733
19 Feb 2014Lucent Ace Manufacturing Recalls LED Flashlights Due to Burn Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Academy Sports + OutdoorsLucent Ace ManufacturingBurn3,00014107
23 Jan 2014Rayovac Flashlights Recalled by Spectrum Brands Due to Burn HazardP.T. Topus InternationalBurn, Overheating225,00014087
17 Jul 2013Industrial Revolution Recalls LED Lanterns Due to Fire Hazard; Sold Exclusively at REI StoresIndustrial RevolutionFire2,30013239
1 Nov 2012Atico International USA Recalls Halloween Mini Projection Lights Due to Burn Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Five BelowAtico InternationalBurn, Overheating3,00013025
26 Jan 2012BJ's Recalls LED Flashlight Sets Due to Fire and Burn HazardsBJ's Wholesale ClubFire, Burn41,00012714
5 Jan 2012Target Recalls LED Flashlight Sets Due to Fire and Burn HazardsTargetFire, Burn55,00012080
1 Dec 2011Halloween Projection Flashlights Recalled by Nygala Corp. Due to Fire and Burn HazardsNygalaFire, Burn, Overheating10,00012051
28 Oct 2010Dollar Tree Recalls Children's Halloween Lanterns Due to Fire and Burn HazardsGreenbrier InternationalFire, Burn, Overheating682,00011025
19 Oct 2010Dollar Tree Recalls Children's Projector Flashlights Due to Fire and Burn HazardsGreenbrier InternationalFire, Burn, Overheating275,00011013

Questions and answers

How many CPSC recalls are there for Flashlights or Battery-Powered Lanterns?

13 on this register (0.1% of 10,027), covering about 1,682,200 units; the median recall lists 10,000 units.

What hazards are cited for Flashlights or Battery-Powered Lanterns?

burn (10), fire (8), overheating (8), impact injury (1).

Where does the category come from?

It is the product type CPSC assigns to the first product in each recall record. Records without a product type (mostly before 2010) are not in any category.

Provenance

Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission Recall Retrieval Web Services, public domain, retrieved 29 Sep 2026; latest record dated 24 Sep 2026. See the methodology.