The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·20153·Announced 2020-07-23

Willis Electric Recalls Home Accents Holiday Artificial Christmas Trees for Burn Hazard

Willis Electric is recalling Home Accents Holiday artificial Christmas trees sold at Home Depot because the foot-pedal controller can overheat and cause burns.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (burn hazard) where injury has been reported (one burn), but no deaths or serious injuries are documented, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products with limited injury reports.

Plain-English summary

Willis Electric Co. Ltd. is recalling approximately 99,000 Home Accents Holiday artificial Christmas trees sold exclusively at Home Depot in the United States. The recall involves 2019 models of 7.5-foot and 9-foot artificial pine trees, specifically those equipped with mode-switching foot-pedal controllers. The affected units were sold between June 2019 and December 2019 for prices ranging from $80 to $360. An additional 5,100 units were sold in Canada.

The recall is due to a burn hazard associated with the foot-pedal controller included with the trees. The controller can overheat, posing a risk of injury. Willis Electric has received 509 reports of incidents involving overheating of the foot-pedal controller, including one report of a burn. No other injuries or deaths have been reported in the source text.

Consumers should immediately stop using the foot-pedal controller and dispose of it. To obtain a free replacement foot-pedal controller, consumers should contact Willis Electric toll-free at 866-210-5958 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, or visit the recall tab on www.williscorporation.com. The specific model and SKU numbers for the recalled units are listed on the product label on the Christmas tree's cord.

The recalled product

Product
Home Accents Holiday artificial Christmas trees
Manufacturer
Willis Electric Co. Ltd., of Taiwan
Category
Consumer Product — Holiday Decorations
Hazard
Affected units
99,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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