Liberty Hardware Recalls Decorative Metal Wall Plates Due to Shock and Fire Hazard
Home product recall 16-115. Announced by CPSC on Mar 8, 2016.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Mar 8, 2016. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Refund what’s offered
- About 374,000 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 decorative wall plates can dislodge from the backplate and short circuit the outlet, posing a risk of electrical shock or fire.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled wall plates, remove them and contact Liberty Hardware Manufacturing for a full refund.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- 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: Liberty Hardware Manufacturing toll free at 844-811-4541 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.libertyhardware.com and click on “Recall Notice” for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled allen + roth Linden and Brainerd Ironton wall plates have two plates that are attached by hidden fasteners: (1) a backplate that screws into the wall like traditional wall plates, and (2) a decorative cover that snaps over the cover through use of spring clips. The recalled plates have a smooth, metallic finish and fit a variety of switch and outlet designs. The recalled decorative wall plates snap onto the backplate without the use of screws. Under the decorative plate, the backplate is stamped with the letters “LHMC.”
About 374,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Wall plates.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 19 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
- Sample 1 decorative wall plates
- Sample 2 decorative wall plates
- Sample 3 decorative wall plates
- Sample 4 decorative wall plates
- Sample 5 decorative wall plates
- Sample 6 decorative wall plates
- Sample 7 decorative wall plates
- Sample 8 decorative wall plates
- Sample 9 decorative wall plates
- Sample 10 decorative wall plates
- Sample 11 decorative wall plates
- Sample 12 decorative wall plates
- Sample 13 decorative wall plates
- Sample 14 decorative wall plates
- Sample 15 decorative wall plates
- Sample 16 decorative wall plates
- Sample 17 decorative wall plates
- Sample 18 decorative wall plates
- Back of decorative wall plate with “LHMC” stamped
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Liberty Hardware Manufacturing Corp., Winston-Salem, N.C.
- Lowe’s Home Improvement stores nationwide and online at www.dlawlesshardware.com, www.flyingbulldogs.com, www.lowes.com and www.riverbend.builders from January 2013 through January 2016 for between $5 and $27.
- Made in Vietnam and China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
The firm has received two reports of short circuits when the decorative plate dislodged from the back plate and touched an energized, partially released plug. No injuries have been 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.
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