Hercules Recalls Moravian Star Lights Due to Fire and Electrical Shock Hazards
CPSC recall 20158. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The lights lack adequate minimum wire size and overcurrent protection, posing fire and electrical shock hazards to consumers.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately stop using the light and contact Hercules for a free repair kit.
CPSC recall 20158 has the recall date 5 Aug 2020. The notice names the firm Hercules. The recall has about 50,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2020 has 6,100 units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Fire.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
CPSC publishes these words. Source: CPSC recall notices, section About the U.S. CPSC, read on . The hazard, the remedy and the incident text on this site are the words of the CPSC recall notice. Newest CPSC recall on the register: .
More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | None reported. |
|---|---|
| Units | 50,000 |
| Remedy options | Repair |
| Description | This recall involves a single style of Moravian star lights, including those with incandescent and LED bulbs. The lights are a white multipointed star designed to hang from a ceiling. Moravian Stars were sold in two sizes, 12" and 21". The exterior boxes were either red, green or blue. |
| Product | Moravian Star lights, About 50,000 |
| Sold at | Online at MoravianStarCompany.com and Amazon.com between November 2016 through December 2019 for about $20. |
| Made in | China |
Recall notice: The page that CPSC publishes for one recall of a consumer product. It states the product, the hazard, the remedy and the incidents.
Hazard: The way a product can cause harm, in the words of the CPSC recall notice. This site also puts each recall under short hazard names.
Remedy: What the manufacturer or the firm does about a recalled product. The agency record states the remedy of each recall.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 50,000Median of 2020: 6,100
- CPSC recalls of 2020
- 257
- Recalls of 2020 with one of the same hazards
- 21%
- Recalls on the register that name Hercules
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 20158The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
- CPSC recallsThe list of all recall notices on the CPSC site.
- SaferProducts.govThe CPSC site for a report about a consumer product.
Follow by RSS:Consumer product recalls
Cite this page
Recall Register. CPSC recall 20158. https://recallregister.com/product/8871-hercules-recalls-moravian-star-lights-due-to-fire-and-electrical-shock/. 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
The CPSC notice is the authority. The hazard names come from the hazard text of CPSC. The category is the product type that CPSC gives. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- Does CPSC recall 20158 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
None reported.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Online at MoravianStarCompany.com and Amazon.com between November 2016 through December 2019 for about $20.
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 20158?
- CPSC lists 1 remedy option:
Repair
- How many units are in CPSC recall 20158?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 50,000