Reported Mar 4, 2015

Melville Direct Recalls Aquarium Motion Lamps Due to Fire Hazard; Sold Exclusively by Bits & Pieces (Recall Alert)

Melville Direct of Lawrenceburg, Indiana

High riskUsing this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

What you should do

Consumer should unplug the lamp. Melville Direct is contacting customers whose lamp shipped after September 1, 2014. The letter includes a return form and a merchandise return label. Customers should complete the return form and affix the postage-paid return label to the outside of the box. Customers may contact Melville Direct to receive the form and label.

Firm contact: Melville Direct toll-free at (855) 557-4657 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.bitsandpieces.com and click on Aquarium Motion Lamp Recall Information for more details.

What it looks like

  • Recalled product from Melville Direct

Is this the product you have?

  • Aquarium Motion Lamp
Amount recalled
About 3,600

Where it was sold

Sold at the Bits and Pieces catalogue and online at www.bitsandpieces.com from September 1, 2014 through January 9, 2015 for about $30..

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

The lamp can overheat and spark when plugged in, posing a fire hazard.

Using this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

Reports so far: Eleven incidents have been reported of the item overheating or sparking when plugged in. No injuries have been reported.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Read the CPSC notice

Notice updated Mar 4, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:42 PM UTC

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