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Product Recall Number: 11701

Why was Home Improvement Books recalled?

The books contain errors in the technical diagrams and wiring instructions that could lead consumers to incorrectly install or repair electrical wiring, posing an electrical shock or fire hazard to consumers.

Home Improvement Books
Here's product recall specific data for Home Improvement Books.

  • Product Recall Number: 11701

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2010-09-30

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Home Improvement Books

  • Description: 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.

  • Hazard Description: The books contain errors in the technical diagrams and wiring instructions that could lead consumers to incorrectly install or repair electrical wiring, posing an electrical shock or fire hazard to consumers.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Refund

  • Units: About 540,000 (About 951,000 home improvement books with similar faulty wiring instructions were recalled in January 2010)

  • Incidents: None reported.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using these books and contact Oxmoor House for a full refund.

  • Sold At: Home improvement stores and bookstores nationwide from 1955 through December 2005 for between $5 and $20.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: Oxmoor House, Inc., of Birmingham, Ala.

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: United States

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed