Ethan Allen Recalls Floor Lamps Due to Electrical Shock
Home product recall 15-712. Announced by CPSC on Dec 10, 2014.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Dec 10, 2014. Copied from CPSC on Oct 24, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
A defect in the line cord insulation poses a risk of electrical shock.
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What should you do?
Consumers should unplug the lamp and return it to an Ethan Allen Design Center for a full refund, including delivery charges if shipped.
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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).: refund.
- How to reach the firm: Ethan Allen toll free at (888) 339-9398 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. Consumers may also contact a local Ethan Allen Design Center or visit www.ethanallen.com, click on “Company” and then click on “Recall” for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
The floor lamp is made of bronze-plated steel with a bronze finish. The lamp sits on a square metal base that is about 8 inches by 8 inches and has an adjustable bronze-plated metal post that goes up to 60 inches high. A second pole adjusts the tilt of the lamp. At the end of this second pole is a six-sided metal lamp shade about 6 inches in diameter and about 4 inches tall. On the underside of the base is a label with the name Ethan Allen, the item number 09-2562 and the date code 12/2013.
About 70 units, as CPSC gives them.
Harwood Floor Lamps.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Distributed by Ethan Allen, Danbury, Conn.
- Ethan Allen Design Centers between November 2013 and October 2014 for about $530.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
One reported incident of electrical shock.
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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 24, 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 24, 2026.