target floor and table lamps
2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Nov 18, 2025. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 2reports to CPSC
- Nov 18, 2025the latest report was made
- Feb 8, 2025the earliest
- 2with the company’s comments
- Brand
- target
- Maker
- TargetMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Floor and table lampsElectric, not halogenCPSC’s product type: Floor Lamps or Table Lamps, Electric (Excl Halogen) (code 4071), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Indoor Lighting
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)
“Target Corporation Room Essentials Task Lamp”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| November 2025 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- 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 18, 2025, sent to the company Nov 21, 2025, published by CPSC Dec 8, 2025
The product, in the report: Black Target “Room Essentials Task Lamp LED”. Product #98850 42291. IDC 002447-01-135-0440. Distributed by Target Corporation Minneapolis, MN 55403. Origin: Cambodia 2025 Target Brands, Inc. Guest Services 1-800-440-0680
I bought a desk lamp from Target a few weeks ago to leave at my dad’s guest room. When my parents were not home and the lamp was not on, the lamp self-combusted causing a huge fire and the sprinkler system to go off in the apartment building.
- Model
- 98850 42291 - Room Essentials Task Lamp
- Serial number
- 98850 42291
- Bought from
- Target
- Bought
- Oct 2, 2025, about then
- Where
- Las Vegas, Nevada: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Target Corporation Room Essentials Task Lamp, made or sold by Target
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Feb 8, 2025, sent to the company Feb 12, 2025, published by CPSC Mar 6, 2025
The product, in the report: A target branded table lamp. Pink amd gold.
My target lamps switch caught on fire when being turned on. Luckily the flame was small and I was able to blow it out. It did blow the breaker box of my house.
- Model
- unsure
- UPC
- na
- Serial number
- none
- Bought from
- Target Boise Idaho
- Bought
- Dec 31, 2020
- Where
- Boise, Idaho: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 48, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand target, made or sold by Target
- 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.
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Sources
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.
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