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Product Recall Number: 13-727

Why was Pre-lit artificial Christmas trees recalled?

The remote control receiver box attached to the Christmas tree can overheat and melt, posing burn and shock hazards to consumers.

Pre-lit artificial Christmas trees
Here's product recall specific data for Pre-lit artificial Christmas trees.

  • Product Recall Number: 13-727

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2013-02-28

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Pre-lit artificial Christmas trees

  • Description: The remote control receiver box attached to the tree can overheat and melt

  • Hazard Description: The remote control receiver box attached to the Christmas tree can overheat and melt, posing burn and shock hazards to consumers.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Replace

  • Units: About 700

  • Incidents: Balsam Hill has received 10 reports of the Christmas tree's remote control receiver box overheating and melting. No injuries were reported.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the Christmas tree's remote control units and contact Balsam Hill for free replacement remote control devices. Balsam Hill is contacting its customers directly.

  • Sold At: Online at www.balsamhill.com from July 2012 through December 2012 for between $1,250 and $3,550.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: China and Taiwan

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed