Balsam Hill Recalls Pre-lit Christmas Trees Due to Burn and Shock Hazards
Kids’ product recall 13-727. Announced by CPSC on Feb 28, 2013.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Feb 28, 2013. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Replace what’s offered
- About 700 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?
The remote control receiver box attached to the Christmas tree can overheat and melt, posing burn and shock hazards to consumers.
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What should you do?
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.
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- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: replace.
- How to reach the firm: Balsam Hill; toll free at (877) 694-2752 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit www.balsamhill.com and click on Recall for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
The artificial Christmas trees are pre-lit with both multi-color and clear lights that are operated by a remote control. Some larger trees have two remote control receiver boxes attached to the tree. The Christmas trees are green and stand between 7 ½ and 15 feet tall. Trees with the following model numbers are included in this recall. The model number is located on the tree’s packaging. Date code H1203 is printed on a white label on the back of the remote control box attached to the tree. Model Number Tree Name Lighting Type 6528502 103913 0112 12’ Vermont White Spruce™ Color+Clear 6528502 130645 0112 15’ California Baby Redwood Color+Clear 6528502 134152 0112 9’ Colorado Mountain Spruce Color+Clear 6528502 134394 0112 12’ Colorado Mountain Spruce Color+Clear 6528502 216632 0112 7.5’ Aspen Estate Fir Color+Clear 6528502 248622 0112 9’ BH Fraser Fir™ Color+Clear 6528502 296214 0112 12’ California Baby Redwood Color+Clear 6528502 307403 0112 12’ BH Fraser Fir™ Color+Clear 6528502 363842 0112 9’ Vermont White Spruce™ Narrow Color+Clear 6528502 364143 0112 10’ Vermont White Spruce™ Color+Clear 6528502 364453 0112 11’ Vermont White Spruce™ Color+Clear 6528502 364762 0112 10’ BH Fraser Fir™ Color+Clear
About 700 units, as CPSC gives them.
Pre-lit artificial Christmas trees.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 7 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Redwood Pacific Ltd., Hong Kong.
- Imported by Balsam Hill LLC, Redwood City, Calif.
- Online at www.balsamhill.com from July 2012 through December 2012 for between $1,250 and $3,550.
- Made in China and Taiwan, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Balsam Hill has received 10 reports of the Christmas tree’s remote control receiver box overheating and melting. No injuries were reported.
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.
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.