Lighters: CPSC recalls in this category

51 CPSC recalls are in the product category Lighters. That is 0.5% of the 10,027 CPSC recalls on the register. The notices give about 22,232,030 units for these recalls. The median recall has 24,000 units.

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Newest recalls

The newest 51 of 51.

Newest CPSC recalls in the category Lighters
Date	Recall	Firm	Hazard	Units	CPSC number
23 Oct 2008	YMCA Trading Recalls Lighters Due to Potential Burn Hazard to Children	YMCA Trading	Fire, Burn	24,000	09021
22 Feb 2007	Safety Alert: CFM U.S. Corp. Multi-Purpose Gas Lighters Sold at Wal-Mart Lack Safety Warning Labels	CFM U.S		1,800,000	07112
30 Mar 2006	CPSC, Speedway SuperAmerica LLC Announce Recall of "Speedway" Cigarette Lighters	Golden Star Group	Fire, Burn	500,000	06125
13 Jun 2005	CPSC, Aristo Home and Garden Announce Recall of "Fire Stick" Multi-Purpose Lighters	Aristo Home and Garden	Fire, Burn	36,000	05191
10 Feb 2005	CPSC, Arett Sales Corp. Announce Recall of Multi-Purpose Barbecue Lighters	Arett Sales Corporation (ASC)	Fire, Violation of standard	2,000,000	05100
20 Oct 2004	CPSC, Zippo Announce Recall of Multi-Purpose Utility Lighters	Zippo Manufacturing	Fire	101,557	05019
26 Feb 2004	CPSC, Quality Fresh Cigars Announce Recall of Lighters	Quality Fresh Cigars	Fire, Burn	313	04536
29 Oct 2003	CPSC, Style Asia Inc. Announce Recall of Cigarette Lighters	Style Asia, Inc. Moonachie, N.J	Fire	3,000	04020
29 Oct 2003	CPSC, The Sarut Group d/b/a City Limit Announce Recall of Fish-Shaped Cigarette Lighters	The Sarut Group d/b/a as City Limit	Fire	3,100	04019
17 Jul 2003	CPSC, De Bon Sales Announce Recall of Cigarette Lighters	De Bon Sales	Fire, Burn	8,000	03162
8 May 2003	CPSC, Amen Wardy Home Announce Recall of Multi-purpose Lighters Shaped Like Matchsticks	Amen Wardy Home	Fire	2,400	03122
13 Feb 2003	CPSC, Young's J.K. Inc. Announce Recall of Novelty Lighters	Young's J.K	Fire, Burn	500	03081
19 Dec 2002	CPSC, Montrose Wholesale Candies & Sundries Inc. Announce Recall of Illegally Imported Cigarette Lighters	Montrose Wholesale Candies and Sundries	Fire, Burn	247,000	03054
22 Aug 2002	CPSC, S&G Enterprises, Inc. Announce Recall of Statue of Liberty Cigarette Lighters	S&G Enterprises	Fire, Burn	9,700	02558
24 Jul 2002	CPSC, Young's J.K. Inc. Announce Recall of Novelty Lighters	Young's J.K	Fire, Burn	1,800	02209
2 Jul 2002	CPSC, L.A. Lighter Inc. Announce Recall of Disposable Cigarette Lighters	L.A. Lighter	Fire	1,800	02195
25 Jun 2002	CPSC, Hammacher Schlemmer & Co. Announce Recall of Lighters	Hammacher, Schlemmer & Co		3,000	02547
12 Jun 2002	CPSC, Specialty Sales Co. Inc. Announce Recall of Novelty Cigarette Lighters	Specialty Sales	Fire, Burn	6,000	02177
31 Jan 2002	CPSC, Micro-Mark Announce Recall of Butane Micro Torch Lighters	Micro-Mark	Fire, Burn	260	02519
2 May 2001	CPSC, Tools Exchange Inc. Announce Recall of Novelty Cigarette Lighters	Tools Exchange	Fire, Burn	5,300	01139a
24 Apr 2001	Cigarette Lighters Recalled by DFS Group Ltd.	DFS Group	Fire, Burn	65,000	01128b
17 Apr 2001	CPSC, Gladstrong Investments USA Announce Recall of Disposable Lighters	Gladstrong Investments	Fire	13,000,000	01124
5 Apr 2001	CPSC, Fleetwood EXIM Inc. Announce Recall of Cigarette Lighters	Fleetwood EXIM	Fire, Burn	950,000	01120
6 Mar 2001	CPSC, Double L Announce Recall of Lighters	Double L	Fire, Burn	180,000	01098
28 Sep 2000	CPSC, Halpern Import Co. Announce Recall of Cigarette Lighters	Halpern Import	Fire, Burn	350,000	00189
19 Sep 2000	CPSC, BIC Clarify Recall	BIC			00502
14 Sep 2000	CPSC, Vaid Enterprises Announce Recall of "BIC" Cigarette Lighters	Vaid Enterprises	Fire, Burn	294,000	00155
9 Mar 2000	CPSC, Michael's Stores Inc. Announce Recall of Lighters	Michael's Stores	Fire, Burn, Tip-over	213,000	00076
7 Feb 2000	CPSC, Prometheus International Inc. Announce Recall of Novelty Lighters	Prometheus International	Fire	4,000	00062
1 Nov 1999	CPSC & Penda New York Recall Cigarette Lighters	Penda New York	Fire, Burn	22,300	00010a
14 Oct 1999	CPSC, Shine International Trading Co. Inc. Announce Recall of Cigarette Lighters	Shine International Trading	Fire, Burn	2,400,000	00005
29 Jul 1999	CPSC, EKCO Housewares Inc. Announce Recall of Utility Lighters	EKCO Housewares	Fire, Burn		99148
15 Jun 1999	Lighters Recalled by ZNY Enterprises	ZNY Enterprises	Fire, Burn		99123b
3 Jun 1999	Lighters Recalled by C & H Trading	C & H Trading	Fire, Burn		99119b
13 Apr 1999	Novelty Lighters Recalled by Kikkerland Designs	Kikkerland Design	Fire, Burn		99095
5 Apr 1999	Ozark Trail Butane Lighters Recalled by Wal-Mart Stores	Wal-Mart	Fire, Burn		99088
9 Feb 1999	Butane Lighters Recalled by Ace Hardware	Ace Hardware	Fire, Burn		99058
23 Dec 1998	Cigarette Lighters Recalled by American Hua Mao Enterprises	American Hua Mao Enterprises	Fire, Burn		99041
23 Jun 1998	Butane Gas Lighters Recalled by Rite Aid	Super	Fire, Burn		98130
9 Apr 1998	Disposable Lighters Recalled by ERA Intermarketing	Elite	Fire, Burn		98094
24 Sep 1997	Smoke Tote Cigarette Lighters Recalled by Walgreen	Walgreens	Fire, Burn		97192
29 Oct 1996	Lighter Recalled by NBO Group	NBO Group	Fire, Burn		97013
22 Oct 1996	Cigarette Lighter Recalled by Paik International	Paik International	Fire, Burn		97007
14 Dec 1995	CPSC And Young's Association Announce Lighter Recall	CiG	Fire, Burn		96042
22 Sep 1994	R.J. Reynolds Recalls Camel Metal Match Cigarette Lighters	Camel	Fire, Burn		94138
10 Nov 1988	Bultina Disposable Lighters Recalled By Paulshin International	Paulshin International	Fire, Burn		88094
7 Oct 1988	Lighters Recalled By Bic	Bic	Fire, Burn		88081
23 Oct 1987	Feudor Disposable Lighters Warning	Universal Match	Fire, Burn		87064
20 Oct 1987	Campari Butane Cigarette Lighters Warning	Campari			87062
9 Dec 1973	CPSC Warns Of Butane Refill Danger	Consolidated Cigar	Fire, Burn		73043
21 Nov 1973	CPSC Warning of Dangers From "Rogers" Disposal Adjustable Butane Lighter	Allied Products	Fire, Burn		73042

Hazard: The way a product can cause harm, in the words of the CPSC recall notice. This site also puts each recall under short hazard names.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Hazards

Lighters: recalls that name each hazard
Hazard		Recalls
Fire		47
Burn		39
Other		4
Tip-over		1
Violation of standard		1

Firms

Firms with a page, in the order of the number of recalls.

Recalls by year

CPSC recalls in the category Lighters, by the year of the recall date. The largest year is 2002, with 7 recalls.

Units in these recalls: 22,232,030
Median units of one recall: 24,000All CPSC recalls: 8,800
Share of all CPSC recalls on the register: 0.5%

Official channels

CPSC recallsThe list of all recall notices on the CPSC site.
SaferProducts.govThe CPSC site for a report about a consumer product.

Cite this page

Recall Register. Lighters: CPSC recalls in this category. https://recallregister.com/category/lighters/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence: US government work, public domain
Data retrieved: 29 Sep 2026

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Questions

Which hazards do the recalls in the category Lighters have?: Fire: 47 recalls. Burn: 39 recalls. Other: 4 recalls.
What is the newest CPSC recall in the category Lighters?: CPSC recall 09021, with the recall date 23 Oct 2008. The CPSC title is: YMCA Trading Recalls Lighters Due to Potential Burn Hazard to Children
Which firms have a page and a recall in the category Lighters?: 5 firms on this page. The list is in the order of the number of recalls and starts with Ace Hardware, with 1.
Where does the category Lighters come from?: Lighters is a product type of CPSC. This site uses the type of the first product of a recall. Most records before 2010 have no product type.