CPSC, Family Dollar Services Inc. Announce Recall of Extension Cords
Home product recall 04-056. Announced by CPSC on Dec 23, 2003.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Dec 23, 2003. 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?
Use of these extension cords could result in an electric shock or electrocution to consumers.
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What should you do?
Return the recalled cords to any Family Dollar Store for a refund.
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- How to reach the firm: Call Royal United Corp. toll-free at (800) 682-0097 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
These are 25-foot Durex Procraft outdoor extension cords. These green cords are sold in blue and black packaging. An Underwriters Laboratories’ label is attached to the cord showing code “E-174825.” The item UPC number is 0 74972 01025 1, and is located on the back of the package in the lower right-hand corner.
60,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Durex Procraft Outdoor Extension Cords.
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Numbers to check against yours
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UPC
074972010251
Copied exactly as CPSC lists them.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Royal United Corp., North Bergen, N.J.
- Distributed by Family Dollar Services, Inc., Charlotte, N.C.
- Family Dollar Stores nationwide, from June 2003 through November 2003, for $3.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
None reported.
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What the record doesn’t say
- 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.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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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.
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.