CPSC & Tech Mart Recall Christmas Lights
Home product recall 95-033. Announced by CPSC on Dec 1, 1994.
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Announced by CPSC on Dec 1, 1994. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Fire & Fire-Related Burn
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What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
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Which ones are recalled?
December 1, 1994 Release # 95-033 WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC announced today the voluntary recall of Christmas lights imported by Tech Mart Inc. of Houston, Texas. The lights, which may present a fire hazard, were distributed between October 24, 1994, through November 14, 1994, in wholesale and retail stores in Illinois, Georgia, Minnesota, Tennessee, Texas, and Maryland. The 30,000 Christmas lights included in this recall have no fuse protection and contain inadequate wiring, which could result in a fire. The lights can be identified by the following labeling on its box: 1- 35 MINIATURE LIGHTS - “ Juego De Luces De Navidad” Made in China 2- 50 MINIATURE LIGHTS - 3 Way Flasher - “For indoor and outdoor use, pre tested, guaranteed to light, full size set, Juego De Luces De Navidad” Made in China 3- 100 MINIATURE LIGHTS - 5 Way Flasher - “For indoor use, pre-tested, guaranteed to light, full size set, Juego De Luces De Navidad” Made in China 4- 140 CHASING LIGHTS - “Juego De Luces De Navidad” - Made in China The lights were sold for about $1.00 at the following wholesale and retail stores: Dollar Wholesale, Kennesaw, Ga.; Just Ninety-nine cents, Chicago, Ill.; Dollar King, Minneapolis, Minn.; Dollar Haven, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Starco, Beaumont, Texas; E-Z Trade Mart, Houston, Texas; and Dollar Place, Rockville, Md.While Tech Mart Inc. has received no reports of injuries with these lights to date, consumers who own the Christmas lights should stop using them immediately and return them to the place where they were purchased for a full refund. Further questions concerning the recall should be directed to Tech Mart Inc. at (800) 288-3189
Tech Mart Christmas lights.
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Who made and sold it?
- Made by Dollar Wholesale.
- Made by Dollar Haven.
- Made by Tech Mart.
- Made by Dollar Place.
- Made by E-Z Trade Mart.
- Made by Starco.
- Made by Dollar King.
- Made by Just Ninety-nine cents.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
The notice doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
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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.
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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.