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.
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