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S4 electric holiday decorations

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Dec 12, 2016. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Dec 12, 2016the latest report was made
  • Dec 12, 2016the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
S4
Maker
S4 Lights, Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Electric holiday decorationsNot Christmas tree lightsCPSC’s product type: Electric holiday decorations (excl. Christmas tree lights) (code 1736), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Seasonal Decorations

By month

1 report from January 2016 to December 2016; the most in December 2016, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
December 20161

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.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Dec 12, 2016, sent to the company Dec 20, 2016, published by CPSC Jan 12, 2017

    The product, in the report: S4 36 LED lights ultra this wire battery operated

    Purchased 6 sets S4 36 led lights, they are battery operated ultra thin wire. One set failed to work, about 1 minute after trying set started to smell strong electrical burning smell. Noticed two of the three C cell batteries in the set were smoking and the covers of the batteries were starting to split and burn. Was able to take the set outside and remove the smoking and overheating batteries which stopped the fire.

    Model
    36 LED Lights ultra thin wire Candy Cane
    UPC
    1351801178
    Bought
    Dec 9, 2015, about then
    Where
    Bainbridge Island, Washington: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 57, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand S4, made or sold by S4 Lights, Inc.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources
  • 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.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

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Source:

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

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