General Electric night lights
3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Nov 15, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 3reports to CPSC
- Nov 15, 2012the latest report was made
- Jul 14, 2011the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- General Electric
- Makers
- Jasco Products Company LLC and GE Appliances & LightingMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Night lightsCPSC’s product type: Night-lights (code 1533), in Baby: Nursery Equipment & Supplies
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)
“General Electric GE”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| November 2012 | 1 |
| May 2012 | 1 |
| July 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
- No one hurt 2 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Nov 15, 2012, sent to the company Dec 10, 2012, published by CPSC Dec 26, 2012
The product, in the report: This is a night light with an “aquarium” look to the top portion. It has three LED lights for affects and is approximately 3.5” tall by 2” wide
This is not my night light. This product was brought to my attention from a co worker at the fire department. He stated his girlfriend plugged the night light into an outlet and within one hour was melting the plastic and putting off smoke. No one was injured and the bathroom sustained very little smoke damage.
- Model
- E40141
- UPC
- 00043180109088
- Where
- Canon City, Colorado: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand General Electric, made or sold by Jasco Products Company LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made May 8, 2012, sent to the company Jun 26, 2012, published by CPSC Jul 11, 2012
The product, in the report: 120 Volt, 60 hertz, 5 watt Night light
The consumer says the night light apparently shorted. It is blackened on the inside and it blew the circuit breaker. The consumer says it was discovered by the odor of the hot plastic.
It smoked around one prong and blackened the outlet under the plug and on the wall.
The consumer says he doesn’t recall how long the light was on for but it was not very long. It had been in the same location for quite a while.
- Model
- 11242
- Where
- Cary, North Carolina: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand General Electric, made or sold by GE Appliances & Lighting
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Hurt, no treatment Made Jul 14, 2011, published by CPSC Aug 5, 2011
The product, in the report: I purchased a GE LED Star Tap Light Blue and a GE Princess LED Tap Light with a Blue LED Light in it from Wal-Mart today as a gift for my kids. The lights project the image of the moon and stars onto the ceiling when tapped and have a 30 minute timer to turn themselves off.
I purchased a GE LED Star Tap Light Blue and a GE Princess LED Tap Light with a Blue LED Light in it from Wal-Mart today as a gift for my kids. The lights project the image of the moon and stars onto the ceiling when tapped and have a 30 minute timer to turn themselves off. I placed the four AA batteries into each light per the instructions that came with the lights, and the kids put them on a flat surface and turned them on by gently tapping them. After a few minutes maybe 3 or 4 we noticed a slight smell. Before my husband and I could discuss it, all of our smoke detectors started going off in our house. It took us a few minutes to realize it was the lights. After removing the lights from our home, and resetting the smoke detectors, then we re-introduced the lights and the detectors went off again. We had to turn on our fans and air our the entire house to get rid of the smell and whatever fumes were triggering our smoke detectors, which have carbon monoxide detectors as well. We replaced the batteries in all smoke detectors just to be sure and tested them all, they are working properly and less than 2 years old. We have no doubt the lights are faulty. After taking them outside and turning them on, you can smell the odor within 5-10 minutes. The product actually smells like a chemical almost like kerosine or gasoline. This is a dangerous product. I have the product and was thinking of returning it to the Wal-Mart I purchased it from and then decided that your commission should know and hopefully investigate this. If a family had bought these and took them home to their kids like we did that didn’t have smoke detectors that can detect carbon monoxide, I am afraid to think what damage these fumes might have done to them and their children in a closed environment. Please investigate these products, they are marketed as night lights for kids, they are not safe. Thank you.
- Model
- 17486~GE Princess LED Tap Light with a Blue LED Light
- UPC
- 043180174864
- Serial number
- 000433180174864
- Bought from
- Wal-Mart, Texas
- Bought
- Jul 13, 2011
- Where
- Katy, Texas: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 37, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand General Electric GE, made or sold by Jasco Products Company LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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