The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·97052·Announced 1996-12-23

PriceCostco Recalls Animated Santa Due to Overheating and Melting Hazards

PriceCostco is recalling 30-inch Animated Santas with lights and music because four units overheated and melted. Consumers should unplug the product and return it for a refund.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

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 (overheating/melting) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), PriceCostco is voluntarily recalling its 30-inch Deluxe Animated Santa with Light and Music. The recall is being conducted to prevent further incidents after four reports of animated Santas overheating and melting. This condition may have been caused by a defective capacitor.

Approximately 66,263 animated Santas were sold in Costco and Price Club US warehouses between August 5, 1996, and December 20, 1996, as item number 63404. This safety notice and recall applies only to the Deluxe 30-inch Animated Santa with Light and Music sold as item number 63404 and does not apply to any other animated Christmas items sold in PriceCostco warehouses.

Consumers should unplug the Santa immediately and return it to any Costco or Price Club warehouse for a full refund. Consumers may contact PriceCostco at (800) 774-2678 if they have any questions.

The recalled product

Product
Animated Santa Recalled by PriceCostco
Manufacturer
Price Costco
Category
Consumer Product — Holiday Items
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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