Christmas Lights Recalled For Potential Shock Hazard
CPSC recall 90025. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Electrocution/Electric Shock
CPSC recall 90025 has the recall date 3 Jan 1990. The notice names the firm Revco. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Electric shock. CPSC gives the product type Lights (Seasonal).
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
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| Description | Christmas Lights Recalled For Potential Shock Hazard NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: January 3, 1990 (301) 504-7908 Release # 90-025 Christmas Lights Recalled For Potential Shock Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Toyo Industrial, Taipei, Taiwan, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, today announced a recall of more than a million "string-to- string" miniature Christmas light sets which may present a shock or electrocution hazard. Strings of Christmas lights which have "TOYO" and "TP-6" imprinted on the end of the female connector, located at the end of the light set and to which other strings of lights can be attached, present the hazard. The "TP-6" connector is found on some sets of 35, 50, 70, and 100 lights, which were sold at Big Lot, Eckerd, Kmart, Odd Lot, Revco, Walmart and other retail stores nationwide. While no injuries have been reported, it is possible for the metal contacts, which are located inside the female connector, to be pulled or pushed out when plugging and unplugging the light strings. Any exposed contacts in the connector… |
| Product | Lights (Seasonal) |
| Product | Toyo string-to-string miniature Christmas light sets |
| Manufacturer | Revco; Kmart; Wal-Mart; Eckerd; Big Lot; Toyo Industrial |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1990: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1990
- 78
- Recalls of 1990 with one of the same hazards
- 9%
- Recalls of 1990 in the category Lights (Seasonal)
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Revco
- 4
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 5 Dec 1995 | CPSC, Imperial Toy Corporation Announce Toy Recall |
| 22 Nov 1995 | CPSC, Revco Products Announce Carbon Monoxide Detector Recall |
| 15 Feb 1995 | CPSC, Private Formulations Inc. Announce Revco Brand Pain Reliever Recall |
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- CPSC recall notice 90025The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 90025. https://recallregister.com/product/4892-christmas-lights-recalled-for-potential-shock-hazard/. 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 90025 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 90025 has no incident or injury text.
- How many CPSC recalls name Revco?
- 4 CPSC recalls on this register name Revco. This recall is 1 of them.