Discovery Kids Lamp Recall Issued After Fires and Child Smoke Injury
Published: February 11th, 2010
About 360,000 Discovery Kids Animated Marine and Safari Lamps have been recalled due to a defect which can cause them to burst into flames.
The Discovery Kids Lamp recall was announced on February 9 by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission after the manufacturer, Innovage LLC, received nine reports of problems. At least seven of the lamps have reportedly caught fire, causing three incidents of minor property damage and injuring one child due to smoke inhalation.
The fires are starting due to a defect in a printed circuit board inside the lamp that causes an electrical short, according to the CPSC’s Discovery Kids lamp recall announcement.
The recall affects the Discovery Kids Animated Marine Lamp with a model number of 1627121 and the Discovery Kids Animated Safari Lamps with model numbers 1627124 and 1628626. The lamps have “Discovery Kids” printed on the front top left corner, are silver in color, and depict rotating marine or safari scenes.
The lamps have an 11-digit batch number on the bottom of the lamp that begins with the number 2. The model number is located on the bottom of the packaging.
The lamps were sold at department stores, drug stores, by mass merchandisers, through direct sales and online from July 2009 through January 2010 for about $10. The lamps were made in China.
The CPSC recommends that anyone using the recalled Discovery Kids lamps should stop immediately and contact Innovage at www.lamprecall.org for a full refund.
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Comment by Garry on 8 April 2010:
I bought the Discovery Marine lamp for my five year old boy and it sits next to his bed. Thank goodness I read the recall in the Consumer magazine this morning! Needless to say, it will be returned. I have not heard anything on the T.V. or papers about this recall……..I think it should be out where everyone can see it…….
Comment by April on 2 September 2010:
I also have one of these lamps in my 4-year-old’s room that sits next to his bed and is usually on all night. The water scene just quit moving 2 days ago and i was wanting to buy another lamp like this. Well not no longer. I am going to through that lamp out tonight because since it messed up because it probably would catch on fire next.
Comment by Diane on 4 November 2010:
You guys did the right thing… about 2 weeks ago, our lamp DID catch on fire, at 1:30 in the morning because it was often on all night. Smoke detectors woke us up, thank God. This lamp was in our boys bedroom. I never heard anything about a recall until right now, 2 weeks too late. My older son is now suffering from fear that anything in the house might catch fire. Sure wish this had been more publicized.
Comment by Rosemary on 28 November 2010:
I purchased the Discovery Marine Lamp in October of 2010 and was searching for another when I ran across this recall notice. Does anyone know if the problem was fixed and more were produced, or could the store still be selling these?
Comment by Stacey on 7 December 2010:
I would like to know too. I just bought 2 of these lamps today at the store and then just read this when I was doing a search online for this. I want to know if the problem was fixed for the ones they are selling today. I don’t see how they could be selling this product if it wasn’t fixed.
Comment by stacey on 7 December 2010:
just called and the new ones are fine. they fixed the problem.
Comment by Jennifer on 17 December 2010:
My lamp also caught fire. I never knew about the recall. The company did not do a very good job making this recall public! It happened we during the night while everyone was sleeping. His bed and comforter caught fire while he was sleeping in it. It should have been made more well known since this is a product that is used in childrens bedrooms most likely next to their bed!
Comment by KATE on 19 December 2010:
No such luck. I know someone who purchased a lamp two weeks ago. Last week it shorted and around 11pm, the father smelled smoke and followed the scent. It lead him to his sons room engulfed in flames. Luckily everyone got out in time, but the child’s bed was on fire. Better to be safe then sorry. Do yourself a favor, get a nightlight that is safe; not one that you see several people having fires in their houses!!
Comment by Jen on 28 December 2010:
Holy cow! Fortunately, my son’s caught fire the other night while I was holding it and NOT while he was sleeping. It had stopped turning, and when I gave it a jiggle to see if I could get it started again, it sizzled and started smoking. My husband said that his mother (who gave my son the lamp) mentioned a recall, but thought it was pertaining to lead paint and a different model # (model and batch numbers aren’t the same thing, apparently). His room still stinks. The customer service people were very helpful on the phone, and will send a return label to us so we can get a refund. Yikes. Thank goodness nothing more serious happened.
Comment by Dessirae on 12 February 2011:
My parents home caught fire yesterday due to this lamp. It caught the bed on fire in a babys room and the whole mattress of the bed was engulfed in flames in a matter of seconds. My sister suffered minor burns but was able to get her self and her 1 and half year old son out of the house . The baby could have very easily been in that room when the fire started so we are all thankful that it was not much much worse.
The whole upstairs burned and everything else downstairs suffered from water damage from the fire hose. My family now can not live in their home and have to stay in a hotel until further notice.
If youo have one of these lamps, THROW IT AWAY!!!!
Comment by erin on 14 May 2012:
My sons caught fire while he was in his bed and luckily he has sleep apnea because my other two kids rooms are on each side of where the fire started.My husband and I were two floors down with the tv on and fireplace burning.I am lucky my then 6 yr old saved all of our lives.It exploded in to flames and caught the wall door on fire.he is permanently traumatized and has many mental and physical issues now.The company knew there was defect.It was poorly made with no ul listing and no heat shut off valve.We shared our story with the world on the news in jan 2010 so that this would never happen again ands we actually helped create and finalize the recall.I hope nobody ever has to experience what my family has gone through over the last two years because it will never go away.I pray for all of you who have gone through similar situations and im glad the recall prompted you to take it out of the house