Hearth Record

Animated Santa Recalled by PriceCostco

Home product recall 97-052. Announced by CPSC on Dec 23, 1996.

CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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The short answer

Announced by CPSC on Dec 23, 1996. 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?

Burn - Not Fire-Related

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.

What should you do?

The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.

Which ones are recalled?

Animated Santa Recalled by PriceCostco NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ken Giles December 23, 1996 (301) 504-7052 Release # 97-052 CPSC and PriceCostco Recall Animated Santa WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), PriceCostco is voluntarily recalling its 30” Deluxe Animated Santa with Light and Music. There have been four reports of animated Santas overheating and melting, which may have been caused by a defective capacitor. PriceCostco is recalling this product to prevent further incidents. Approximately 66,263 animated Santas have been sold in Costco and Price Club US warehouses between August 5, 1996, and December 20, 1996, as item number 63404. This safety notice and recall applies only to the Deluxe 30” Animated Santa with Light and Music sold as item number 63404 and does not apply to any other animated Christmas items sold in PriceCostco warehouses. Consumers should unplug the Santa immediately and return it to any Costco or Price Club warehouse for a full refund. Consumers may contact PriceCostco at (800) 774-2678 if you have any questions.

Deluxe Animated Santa with Light and Music.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.

Who made and sold it?

  • Made by Price Costco.
Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.

Was anyone hurt?

The notice doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 24, 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.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • 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.

Source:

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.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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