Crownplace Brands Recalls Kerosene Lamp Burners Due to Burn and Fire Hazards
Home product recall 16-246. Announced by CPSC on Aug 23, 2016.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Aug 23, 2016. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Replace what’s offered
- About 500 units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The burner’s threads can disengage, allowing the burner to disconnect from the base, posing burn and fire hazards to the user.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled lamp burners and contact Crownplace Brands for a free replacement.
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).: replace.
- How to reach the firm: Crownplace Brands at 800-457-5267 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, via email at info@aladdinlamps.com or online at www.aladdinlamps.com for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves Crownplace Brands’ Aladdin MaxBrite kerosene lamp burners. The solid brass lamp burners measure about four inches tall and three inches in diameter. The burner thread is about 3/8 inches long (about 9mm). “Aladdin MAXBrite500” is printed on the burner knob. The patent number is 3551086. “Aladdin” and the patent number are printed on the barrel of the burner.
About 500 units, as CPSC gives them.
Lamp burners.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 3 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Distributed by Crownplace Brands Ltd, Dalton, Ohio.
- Hardware and antique stores nationwide and online at www.amazon.com from July 2015 through July 2016 for between $100 and $400. The lamp burners were sold separately and as part of a lamp assembly.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
The firm has received one report of thread failure, resulting in a first degree burn.
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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