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CPSC, SC Johnson Announce Recall of Glade® Extra Outlet Scented Oil Air Fresheners

Home product recall 02-144. Announced by CPSC on Apr 19, 2002.

CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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Announced by CPSC on Apr 19, 2002. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.

Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

These Extra Outlet PlugIns® may have been misassembled during manufacture, which could pose a risk of fire.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What should you do?

Consumers should immediately unplug the air fresheners and contact SC Johnson for free, full value replacement coupons or a refund.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: Consumers may contact SC Johnson at (800) 571-0920 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT Monday through Sunday, or anytime online at www.scjohnson.com

Which ones are recalled?

The Glade® Extra Outlet Scented Oil electric air fresheners come in two fragrances, Sky Breeze™ and Mystical Garden™. The air fresheners have a unique rotating plug-thru outlet, which allows other electrical devices to be used in the same outlet as the plug-in. The rotating outlet says “15 Amps Max” on the front and has a yellow disk on the back. The Extra Outlet Scented Oil units have a model number “SCJ079” on the back. No other products, sold under the Glade® PlugIns® brand names, are part of the recall.

About 2.5 million units, as CPSC gives them.

Glade® Extra Outlet Scented Oil Air Fresheners.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

CPSC’s photos

CPSC shows 3 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.

Who made and sold it?

  • Made by SC Johnson, Racine, Wisc.
  • Grocery and retail stores nationwide sold the air fresheners, between January 2002 and April 2002, for between $4 and $5.
Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Was anyone hurt?

SC Johnson has received five reports of misassembly and no reports of injury or property damage.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What the record doesn’t say

  • The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
  • The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
  • How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.

    Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.

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