CPSC, APA Marketing Inc. Announce Recall of Home Entertainment Wall Units
CPSC recall 04100. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The control box for the touch dimmer lighting mechanism can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should unplug the light fixtures from the outlet immediately and contact APA Marketing or the store where the wall unit was purchased, for a free repair.
CPSC recall 04100 has the recall date 17 Mar 2004. The notice names the firm APA Marketing. The recall has about 400 units. The median CPSC recall of 2004 has 13,500 units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Fire. CPSC gives the product type Television Carts/Stands/Entertainment Centers.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | APA Marketing has received one report involving a touch dimmer lighting mechanism that overheated, causing visual fire damage to the entertainment center. No injuries have been reported. |
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| Units | 400 |
| Description | The recalled Encore! Home Entertainment furniture is made of wood with a cherry finish and contains glass door fronts. Although the units were sold in several combinations, the entire entertainment center contains: two piers, a light bridge, a TV cart, and a pair of media storage cabinets. On the back panel of the piers, the name "APA MARKETING" is printed on a label. The black control box is located inside the left pier and mounted next to the tube light in the back. |
| Product | Encore! Home Entertainment Wall Units, 400, Television Carts/Stands/Entertainment Centers |
| Sold at | Retail furniture stores and consumer electronics stores nationwide, from July 2003 to January 2004, for $3,000 for the complete entertainment center. Individually, the piers cost about $700 each, the light bridge is $300, the TV cart is $600, and the media storage cabinet is $700 each. |
| Importer | APA Marketing Inc |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 400Median of 2004: 13,500
- CPSC recalls of 2004
- 278
- Recalls of 2004 with one of the same hazards
- 32%
- Recalls of 2004 in the category Television Carts/Stands/Entertainment Centers
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name APA Marketing
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 04100. https://recallregister.com/product/2587-cpsc-apa-marketing-inc-announce-recall-of-home-entertainment-wall-unit/. 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 04100 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
APA Marketing has received one report involving a touch dimmer lighting mechanism that overheated, causing visual fire damage to the entertainment center. No injuries have been reported.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Retail furniture stores and consumer electronics stores nationwide, from July 2003 to January 2004, for $3,000 for the complete entertainment center. Individually, the piers cost about $700 each, the light bridge is $300, the TV cart is $600, and the media storage cabinet is $700 each.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 04100?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
400
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China