The Home Depot artificial Christmas trees
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Aug 4, 2020. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Aug 4, 2020the latest report was made
- Aug 4, 2020the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- None given: no report names a brand, so the group is named for its maker, The Home Depot
- Maker
- The Home DepotMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Artificial Christmas treesCPSC’s product type: Artificial Christmas Trees (code 1701), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Seasonal Decorations
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2020 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 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 Aug 4, 2020, sent to the company Aug 20, 2020, published by CPSC Sep 10, 2020
The product, in the report: Home Depot Pre-lit artificial Christmas tree
I just received an email regarding the tree we purchased last year. I didn’t file a report until now because we ended up bypassing the hazard. The tree had been up and running in our livingroom for a few days and sitting a few feet away, late at night, I smelled something burning. The odor was stong enough that it led me directly to the button portion of the tree’s power cord. I was nearly burned disconnecting the power source and noticed a large burn hole in our tree skirt on the floor. I knew I’d probably saved a few lives that night. We decided instead of returning the tree just days before Christmas, we would run it without the button, meaning white lights only and pack it up after the holiday. No issues since but to know that at least 500 people could’ve been in danger is obviously a reason to recall.
- Bought from
- Home Depot, South Carolina
- Bought
- Nov 29, 2019
- Where
- Unspecified: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- made or sold by The Home Depot
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.