February 8, 2012
Alert #12-719 |
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Spectrum Home Furnishings Recalls Chandeliers Due to Injury Hazard
The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Crystal chandeliers
Units: About 165
Importer: Spectrum Home Furnishings of Farmingdale, N.J.
Hazard: The recalled chandeliers contain a mounting loop that can fail during use causing the chandeliers to fall from the ceiling and injure bystanders under the chandelier.
Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received five reports of the chandeliers falling from the ceiling. No injuries have been reported. Approximately $1,000 in property damage has been reported.
Description: The recall involves three models of chandeliers with model numbers a83-21502/36+1, a83-1502/36+1 and a46-490/30 printed on the exterior of the box in which the products were shipped. Models a83-21502/36+1 and a83-1502/36+1 are clear crystal chandeliers measuring about 52-inches wide and 60-inches high. Both models have idenitcal appearance, with one model number containing a different type of crystal.
Model a46-490/30ed is black wrought iron with clear crystals measuring about 46 inches wide and 46 inches in height.
Sold at: The products were sold online from January 2007 through December 2010 for about $1,000 to $2,500 on the websites www.spectrumhome3.com, ww.spectrumhome4.com or www.gallery84.com.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should prevent people from going into immediate area under the chandeliers. Contact Spectrum Home Furnishings to receive a free replacement part, $150 to cover costs with replacement of the defective part, and a $25 incentive credit. Spectrum Home Furnishings is contacted all known purchasers.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Spectrum Home Furnishings at (800) 524-1539 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s website at www.spectrumhome3.com, www.spectrumhome4.com or www.gallery84.com and click the “recall” link in the top menu of the page.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov
CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $900 billion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals - contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054 for the hearing impaired. Consumers can obtain news release and recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on Twitter @OnSafety or by subscribing to CPSC's free e-mail newsletters.