Dollar Stop Plus Recalls Extension Cords for Fire, Shock, Electrocution Hazards
Home product recall 07-532. Announced by CPSC on Mar 8, 2007.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Mar 8, 2007. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 40 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
These extension cords have undersized wiring, and fail to connect properly at the plug and receptacle ends. This poses fire, shock and electrocution hazards to consumers.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using these extension cords and contact the firm for a full refund or exchange for same value.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact Dollar Stop collect at (773) 539-6036 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled product is a 15-foot white extension cord with green wrap-around green label with bold red and white lettering. The label reads “15 Ft HOUSEHOLD EXTENSION CORD.” The “UL” symbol appears on the label. The cord has a silver UL holographic trademark tag, with “07/99, BV-7582, 13A 125V, 1875 W” printed on it. The cord is marked: SPT-2, 16AWGX2C, VW-1, 60° C.
About 40 units, as CPSC gives them.
15-Foot Extension Cords.
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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?
- Distributed by Dollar Stop Plus, Chicago, Ill.
- The Dollar Stop Plus store in Chicago, Ill., from October 2003 through June 2005 for about $1.
- 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 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.
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.
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