NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
| Office of Information and Public Affairs |
Washington, DC 20207 |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | CONTACT: Nightlight Recall Hotline: (800) 391-4555 |
| January 16, 2002 |
CPSC Contact: Scott Wolfson |
| Release # 02-084 |
(301) 504-0580 Ext. 1189 |
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CPSC, Intermatic Inc. Announce Recall of Nightlights
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Intermatic Inc., of Spring Grove, Ill., is
voluntarily recalling about 156,000 electroluminescent nightlights. The
nightlights can short-circuit, posing shock and burn hazards to
consumers.
Intermatic has not received any reports of incidents. This recall
is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury. The recalled
Electroluminescent Night Lights have model numbers GN172 and GN165,
which are molded on the back of the lights. The model GN172 lights are
gray in color and are about 1 1/2 inches square by 1/4 inch thick with
two metal electrical prongs. The model GN165 lights are gray in color
and are about 4-3/8 inches in height, 1-5/8 inches wide and 1/4 inch
thick with two metal electrical prongs. Also molded on the back of the
nightlights are the words, "Intermatic Inc." and "Made in Taiwan."
Hardware stores and electrical distributors nationwide, including
True Value Hardware Stores, sold these nightlights between January 1999
and December 2001 for about $4.
Consumers should stop using these lights immediately; if the
nightlights are plugged in, turn off the power, and remove them from the
wall socket. Consumers should return the nightlights to the store where
they were purchased for a full refund or mail the lights to Intermatic
Inc. at 7777 Winn Road, Spring Grove, IL 60081, Attn: Larry Kubisiak for
a full refund or a replacement nightlight of equal value. Intermatic
will also send consumers $2 for shipping and handling. For more
information, consumers can call Intermatic at (800) 391-4555 between 8
a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public from unreasonable risks of injury or
death from 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. To report a dangerous
product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at
(800) 638-8270, or visit CPSC's web site at http://www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. For information on CPSC's
fax-on-demand service, call the above numbers or visit the web site at
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/103.html. To order a press release through fax-on-demand, call
(301) 504-0051 from the handset of your fax machine and enter the release number. Consumers can obtain this release and
recall information at CPSC's web site at http://www.cpsc.gov
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