CPSC and Carlisle Co. Announce Recall of Snake Lights
CPSC recall 03028. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The circuit board in the lamps can overheat and melt the plastic housing, posing a fire or thermal burn hazard to consumers.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should stop using these lights immediately, unplug them, and return them to any Chuck E. Cheese restaurant for a replacement prize of the same value.
CPSC recall 03028 has the recall date 31 Oct 2002. The notice names the firm The Carlisle. The recall has about 5,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2002 has 12,000 units. This register puts the recall under 3 hazards. The first is Fire. CPSC gives the product type Lights & Accessories.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | The Carlisle Co. has received one report of the plastic base melting, though no injuries have been reported. |
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| Units | 5,000 |
| Description | The recalled lights were made in China and have the model number 8311, which can be found on the package. The blue, red, green, or multi-colored lights are about 17 inches in height and have a curved colored piece of glass (the bulb) that inserts into a black base. When the snake light is turned on it gives off the appearance of "lightning" running through the lamp and into the bulb. "Snake Light" is written on the bottom of the light. |
| Product | Snake Lights, About 5,000, Lights & Accessories |
| Sold at | Chuck E. Cheese's restaurants nationwide provided the lights as a redemption prize, from July 2002 through September 2002. |
| Importer | The Carlisle Co. Inc |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 5,000Median of 2002: 12,000
- CPSC recalls of 2002
- 256
- Recalls of 2002 with one of the same hazards
- 37%
- Recalls of 2002 in the category Lights & Accessories
- 2%
- Recalls on the register that name The Carlisle
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 03028. https://recallregister.com/product/2311-cpsc-and-carlisle-co-announce-recall-of-snake-lights/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 03028 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
The Carlisle Co. has received one report of the plastic base melting, though no injuries have been reported.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Chuck E. Cheese's restaurants nationwide provided the lights as a redemption prize, from July 2002 through September 2002.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 03028?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 5,000
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China