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CPSC, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® Announce Recall of Miniature Musical Bells Christmas Trees

Home product recall 06-013. Announced by CPSC on Oct 20, 2005.

  • CPSC: stop using it
CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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Announced by CPSC on Oct 20, 2005. 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?

The tree could overheat and melt, posing a fire hazard.

Source:

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

What should you do?

Consumers should stop using these trees immediately and contact Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® for instructions on receiving a full refund.

Source:

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

  • How to reach the firm: For additional information, call Cracker Barrel Old Country Store at (888) 296-2721 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit their Web site at www.crackerbarrel.com

Which ones are recalled?

These battery-operated Miniature Musical Bells Christmas Trees have the item number 233010. The tree is about 18 inches high and 8 inches wide with three tiers of bells and a lighted star at the top. Each tree has “Made in China” embossed on the bottom. The trees use eight “AA” 1.5-volt batteries.

About 3,700 units, as CPSC gives them.

Miniature Musical Bells Christmas Trees.

Source:

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

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 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store®, Lebanon, Tenn.
  • Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® locations nationwide from August 2005 through September 2005 for $19.99.
  • Made in China, as the notice gives it.
Source:

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

Was anyone hurt?

Two overheating incidents resulted in trees melting. No injuries or property damage have been reported.

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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