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CPSC, Pottery Barn Announce Recall to Issue Important Safety Warning for Halloween House Tealight Holders

CPSC recall 04004. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Using a plastic tealight in the turret may cause the tealight to flare up, presenting a fire hazard. Only metal tealight holders should be used.

Remedy, in the words of CPSC

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."

CPSC recall 04004 has the recall date 2 Oct 2003. The notice names a person as the firm, and this site does not show the name. The recall has about 5,400 units. The median CPSC recall of 2003 has 9,900 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Fire. CPSC gives the product type Candles & Candle Holders.

CPSC recall noticeMore of the notice

Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.

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More of the notice

The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.

CPSC recall 04004: incidents, units, products and firms
Incidents and injuries
None reported.
Units5,400
Description
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.
ProductHalloween House Tea Light Holder, 5,400, Candles & Candle Holders
Sold atPottery Barn retail stores nationwide, from July 2003 through September 2003, for about $40
FirmThe CPSC notice gives the name of a person as the firm. This site does not show the names of persons.
Made inTaiwan

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
5,400Median of 2003: 9,900
CPSC recalls of 2003
215
Recalls of 2003 with one of the same hazards
28%
Recalls of 2003 in the category Candles & Candle Holders
7%

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 04004. https://recallregister.com/product/2516-cpsc-pottery-barn-announce-recall-to-issue-important-safety-warning-fo/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

Sources

Source
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence
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 04004 report injuries?
The CPSC notice says: None reported.
Where was the product sold?
The CPSC notice says: Pottery Barn retail stores nationwide, from July 2003 through September 2003, for about $40
How many units are in CPSC recall 04004?
The CPSC notice gives this number: 5,400
Where was the product made?
The CPSC notice gives: Taiwan