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Christmas Light Sets Recalled by New York Merchandise

CPSC recall 77130. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Fire & Fire-Related Burn

CPSC recall 77130 has the recall date 22 Dec 1977. The notice names the firm New York Merchandise. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Fire. CPSC gives the product type Lights (Seasonal).

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CPSC recall 77130: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
Christmas Light Sets Recalled by New York Merchandise NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 22, 1977 Release # 77-130 Christmas Light Sets Recalled WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 22) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with New York Merchandise Co., Inc., today announced that New York Merchandise will voluntarily stop sale of their 15-bulb "Renown" Christmas tree light sets, model number 222/15B, indoor only. The Christmas light sets, retail for $4.50-$5, are packaged in a white and red cardboard box with a clear cellophane window, and were distributed nationwide. The bulb sockets in these sets may contain incorrectly placed metal electrical contacts that may create a potential fire hazard by shorting out the bulb and overheating the wires. The company urges consumers who have purchased one of these light sets to carefully examine the inside of each socket, noting the placement of the two metal electrical contacts. If correctly constructed, one metal contact is mounted horizontally across the inside base of the socket and the other stands…
ProductRenown Christmas tree light sets, Lights (Seasonal)
ManufacturerNew York Merchandise

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1977: not given
CPSC recalls of 1977
36
Recalls of 1977 with one of the same hazards
14%
Recalls of 1977 in the category Lights (Seasonal)
6%
Recalls on the register that name New York Merchandise
1

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 77130. https://recallregister.com/product/3916-christmas-light-sets-recalled-by-new-york-merchandise/. 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 77130 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 77130 has no incident or injury text.