Kohl’s Recalls Tea Light Candle Holders Due to Fire Hazard
Home product recall 25-246. Announced by CPSC on May 1, 2025.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on May 1, 2025. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Refund what’s offered
- About 1,960 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 tea light candle holder can catch on fire, posing a fire and burn hazard.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled tea light candle holders and return them to any Kohl’s store for a full refund, in the form of a Kohl’s gift card or in the original form of payment. Kohl’s will provide a pre-paid shipping label for consumers who purchased the candle holders online. Kohl’s is contacting all known purchasers directly.
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: Kohl’s toll-free at 855-564-5705 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT Monday through Saturday, or online at www.kohls.com/faq/article/1013?icid=ft-customer-recalls or www.kohls.com and click on “Recalls” on the bottom of the page for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves St. Nicholas Square Christmas Tea Light Candle Holders. The candle holders are shaped like a Christmas tree made from plastic horseshoes and hold six tea light candles. There is a gold star at the top of the candle holder and green plastic garland with plastic red berries at the base of the candle holder.
About 1,960 units, as CPSC gives them.
St. Nicholas Square Christmas Tea Light Candle Holders.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
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?
- Imported by Kohl’s Inc., Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.
- Kohl’s stores nationwide and online at www.kohls.com from September 2024 through April 2025 for about $25.
- Made in 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 tea light candle holders catching on fire. 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.
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.