Home Depot Continues to Sell Recalled Products: Officials

Home Depot has continued to sell 28 different products recalled between 2012 and 2015 for various fire hazards and the potential to cause injury, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Wednesday. 

According to the CPSC, Home Depot has sold about 2,300 recalled products, although Home Depot said Wednesday in an email to NBC only about 1,800 transactions are affected.

"That said, we take the safety of our customers extremely seriously and apologize for the error, despite the low number of products that were actually sold," Home Depot said in a statement.

The CPSC said some products have loose socket connections and can pose a fire hazard, while others can overheat and leak fuel, or fail to meet fire resistance or flammability standards.

The products can cause falling and lacerations, according tot he CPSC.

The items in question are as follows:

  • CE Tech 1,000 Ft. Riser Cable
  • Cordelia Two-Lamp Fluorescent Shop Lights
  • Easy Reach by Gorilla Ladders 3-Step Pro Series Step Stools
  • Fiskars Bypass Lopper Shears
  • Genie Garage Door Openers
  • Harris Products Group and Lincoln Electric Welding Torch Handles
  • HeathCo Motion-Activated Outdoor Lights
  • Homelite Electric Blower Vacuums
  • Homelite Electric Blower Vacuums
  • Kidde Disposable Plastic Fire Extinguishers
  • Kidde Smoke and Combination Smoke/CO Alarms
  • Legrand Under-Cabinet Power Strips
  • Legrand Under-Cabinet Power Strips
  • LG Electric Ranges
  • LG Top-Loading Washing Machines
  • Lithonia Quantum® ELM and ELM2 Two-Light Emergency Lighting Fixtures
  • MAT Industries HDX™ and Powermate® Two-Gallon Air Compressors
  • Mohawk Altitude Gold Shag Rugs
  • Nest Protect Smoke + CO Alarms
  • Nourison I-CANDI Collection Polyester Shag Rugs
  • Pramac America Powermate Sx 5500 Portable Generators
  • RSI Glacier Bay® Bathroom Medicine Cabinets
  • Soleil Portable Fan Heaters
  • SoleusAir Dehumidifiers by Gree Electric Appliances
  • Vornado Air Electric Space Heaters
  • Waterloo Industries Husky® Securelock Vertical Bike Hooks
  • Westinghouse Lighting Glass Shade Holders
  • Wing Enterprises Switch-It Stepladder/Stepstools

For more information on how to obtain a refund or replacement product, go to the CPSC website.

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