Electric Shock Hazard Causes Consumer Products to Be Recalled

Health Canada has announced recalls of several products over an electric shock hazard risk. The recalled products include Sterno Home Class II LED Drivers, the LUS Hair Dryer and Diffuser, and Leviton 50-ampere electrical connectors.

If you have any of these products, you should stop using them immediately. You may be entitled to a full refund or a replacement product.

Sterno Home Class II LED Drivers for LED Pathlight Kits

On May 1, Health Canada reported that Sterno Home Class II LED Drivers were recalled due to the risk of electric shock. The blades of the affected LED driver can reportedly become displaced and remain lodged in the AC outlet, posing a risk of electric shock.

The affected products include Sterno Home Class II LED Drivers with the following model numbers: E000-1696, E000-1697, E000-1909 and E000-1910. These products are included with the Hampton Bay, Patriot and Paradise pathlight kits.

The products were manufactured in China by Fire Fly Lit Co. Ltd. and distributed by Sterno Home Inc.

According to Health Canada, approximately 10,375 units of the affected products were sold in Canada from March 2017 to April 2020.

Sterno had not received any reports of injuries or incidents in Canada as of April 14, 2020.

Consumers who have this product should immediately disconnect the LED Driver from the AC outlet and return them to Sterno Home Inc. for a replacement product.

LUS Hair Dryer and Diffuser

On April 23, Health Canada announced that the LUS Hair Dryer and Diffuser were recalled because it poses a risk of electric shock. The LUS Hair Dryer and Diffuser reportedly does not have an immersion protection plug, which can pose the risk of electric shock if immersed in water in homes that do not have Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters.

This recall is part of a joint recall with Health Canada, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and LUS Distribution Inc.

The recall applies to the LUS Hair Dryer and Diffuser with model number HC-LUS01. This product is a white hand-held 125 V/60 Hz hair dryer. It has just two speed settings (low and high), and three temperature settings (cool, warm and hot).

The hair dryer displays the logo for LUS Brands and “Love Ur Curls.”

Approximately 410 of the hair dryers were sold in Canada and approximately 3167 products were sold in the United States from November 2019 to February 2020. No injuries or incidents were reported in either country as of April 20, 2020.

If you have an LUS Hair Dryer and Diffuser, you should immediately stop using the product. Contact LUS Distribution Inc. for instructions on how to dispose of the recalled product and obtain a full refund.

Leviton 50-ampere Electrical Connectors

On April 23, 2020, Health Canada reported that Levitron 50-ampere electrical connectors including connectors, plugs, receptacles and inlets were recalled as part of a joint recall with Health Canada, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, and Leviton Manufacturing Co. Inc. over an electrical shock risk.

During production, the printed ground and hot wire terminal designations were reportedly reversed, posing an electric shock hazard.

The recalled Leviton products include non-NEMA 50-amp connectors, plugs, receptacles and inlets that are used to transmit power to electrical equipment that is not hard-wired to a power source.

The recalled product catalogue numbers and date codes include:

• 3762C, Date Code 1E19C0
• 3763C, Date Code 1E29C0
• 3764C, Date Code 1E39C0
• 3765C, Date Code 1E49C0
• 3769, Date Code 1E59C0
• 3771, Date Code 1F19C0
• 3775, Date Code 1F29C0
• 3777, Date Code 1F39C0
• 6360CR, Date Code 1F49C0
• 6364CR, Date Code 1G19C0
• 6365CR, Date Code 1G29C0
• 6369CR, Date Code 1G39C0
• 6370CR, Date Code 1G49C0
• 6375CR, Date Code 1H19C0
• 7379, Date Code 1H29C0
• 7764C, Date Code 1H39C0
• 7765C, Date Code 1H49C0
• 7958, Date Code 1I19C0
• CS6360C, Date Code 1I29C0
• CS6361C, Date Code 1I39C0
• CS6364C, Date Code 1I49C0
• CS6364W, Date Code 1I59C0
• CS6365C, Date Code 1J19C0
• CS6365W, Date Code 1J29C0
• CS6369, Date Code 1J39C0
• CS6370, Date Code 1J49C0
• CS6375, Date Code 1K19C0
• CS6377, Date Code 1K29C0
• CS8264C, Date Code 1K39C0
• CS8265C, Date Code 1K49C0
• CS8269, Date Code 1K59C0
• CS8275, Date Code 1L19C0
• CS8464C, Date Code 1L29C0
• CS8465C
• CS8469
• CS8164C
• CS8165C
• CS8169
• CS8175
• CS8364C
• CS8365C
• CS8369
• CS837-410-5W1
• CS8375

Approximately 4,399 units of the Leviton products were sold in Canada and approximately 74,000 were sold in the United States from May 2019 to January 2020. No reports of injuries or incidents were reported in Canada as of April 20, 2020. One incident resulting in minor injury was reported in the United States.

If you have a recalled Levitron 50-ampere electrical connector, you should immediately discontinue using it and contact Leviton for a properly labeled replacement.

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