CPSC Issues Warning On Certain Christmas Lites
CPSC recall 74085. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Electrocution/Electric Shock
CPSC recall 74085 has the recall date 18 Dec 1974. The notice names the firm Jupiter. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under 3 hazards. The first is Fire. CPSC gives the product type Lights (Seasonal).
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
|---|---|
| Hazard | Fire & Fire-Related Burn |
| Description | CPSC Issues Warning On Certain Christmas Lites NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18, 1974 Release # 74-085 CPSC Issues Warning On Certain Christmas Lites Washington, D.C. (Dec. 18, 1974) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in cooperation with the S.S. Kresge Co. and Noma Manufacturing and Import Co. today warned consumers that approximately 300,000 sets of indoor-outdoor miniature Christmas lights sold nationwide over the past two years could present severe hazard of electric shock and fire. Exposed metal contacts in the female end connector and loose or exposed bare wire connections make the lights potentially hazardous. Kresge sold the lights under its own brand name in K-Mart, Kresge and Jupiter stores across the country for between $2.00 and $5.00. The label on the greenish blue and white carton reads: "35 or 50 Professional Decorator's Miniature Lites." Possibly defective sets have the following serial numbers on the front of the carton: 91-21; 91-23; 91-24; 91-25; 91-26: 91-27; 91-28; 91-40B and 91-43 (for indoor only.) The Noma brand lights, which… |
| Product | Lights (Seasonal) |
| Product | Kresge indoor-outdoor Christmas lights |
| Product | Kresge Professional Decorator's Miniature Lites |
| Product | Noma Deluxe Mini-Mini Lites |
| Manufacturer | Jupiter; Noma; Kmart; Kresge |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1974: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1974
- 14
- Recalls of 1974 with one of the same hazards
- 64%
- Recalls of 1974 in the category Lights (Seasonal)
- 7%
- Recalls on the register that name Jupiter
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 74085. https://recallregister.com/product/3760-cpsc-issues-warning-on-certain-christmas-lites/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 74085 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 74085 has no incident or injury text.