Costco Auto, none flashlights and lanterns
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Sep 25, 2026. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Sep 25, 2026the latest report was made
- Sep 25, 2026the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Costco Auto, none
- Maker
- Costco WholesaleMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Flashlights and lanternsCPSC’s product type: Flashlights or Battery-powered Lanterns (code 639), in Yard & Garden: Outdoor Lighting
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
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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Emergency room Made Sep 25, 2026, sent to the company Sep 30, 2026, published by CPSC Oct 15, 2026
The product, in the report: The product is a small, promotional flashlight that says Costco Auto Program, CostcoAuto.com, 800-452-4455. It has a silver or red barrel (we received 3 in different colors), and looks to be large enough to hold an AAA battery, but in fact has 3 LR44 button cells. There are no warning labels, model numbers, or other markings on the outside nor inside. The battery compartment unscrews at the opposite end of the light and has a small plastic sleeve with the batteries, as well as a spring for the electrical connection.
Our 2-year-old received a promotional flashlight from a clerk at Costco in Daytona Beach, FL on 9-12-2026 and ended up opening it on 9-16-2026 from her toy collection when laying down to nap and swallowing an LR44 battery, requiring multiple X-rays and much distress. The flashlight had no warning labels and violates Reeses Law as it can be too easily opened by a simple unscrewing motion. The flashlight says Costco Auto Program, CostcoAuto.om, but has no other labeling. The battery ended up splitting apart into 2 pieces in between her X-rays. It was in 1 piece while in her stomach but then 2 pieces when it moved to her small intestines. At the time, the physicians and nurses thought this was explained as 2 batteries having been in front of each other on the initial X-ray, but when she passed the battey in her stool on 9-18-2026, we found that it had split apart. A call to the National Battery Ingestion Hotline indicated there was no risk of poisoning from the battery acid from the battery having split apart.
- Model
- None shown
- UPC
- None shown
- Serial number
- None shown
- Bought from
- Costco, given for free to us
- Bought
- Sep 12, 2026
- Where
- Orange City, Florida: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 2, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Costco Auto, none, made or sold by Costco Wholesale
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
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.
Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.
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.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.