CPSC recall 11-701, announced October 1, 2010, covers Oxmoor House Home Improvement Books (about 540,000 units). The books contain errors in the technical diagrams and wiring instructions that could lead consumers to incorrectly install or repair electrical wiring, posing an electrical shock or fire hazard to consumers. The notice reports no incidents. Consumers should immediately stop using these books and contact Oxmoor House for a full refund. Recall contact: call (866) 696-7602, or go to www.sunsetrecall.com.
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Which products are included?
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The recall involves the following 17 home improvement books. These titles are out of print and were last sold by retailers in 2005. However, they are likely still on bookshelves in consumers' homes. Title ISBN-10 ISBN-13 Publication Date Fix-It Maps: Replacing Switches and Receptacles 0-376-07007-2 978-0-376-07007-4 January 2000 Southern Living Basic Home Repairs 0-376-09052-9 978-0-376-09052-2 January 1999 Southern Living Basic Wiring (2nd Ed.) Southern Living Basic Home Wiring Illustrated (1st Ed.) 0-376-09054-5 0-376-09041-3 978-0-376-09054-6 978-0-376-0-90416 January 1999 June 1992 Southern Living Bathrooms Planning & Remodeling 0-376-09055-3 978-0-376-09055-3 January 1999 Southern Living Home Lighting 0-376-09062-6 978-0-376-09062-1 January 1999 Southern Living Kitchens Planning & Remodeling 0-376-09067-7 978-0-376-09067-6 January 2000 Sunset Basic Wiring (3rd Ed.) Sunset Basic Home Wiring Illustrated (1st & 2nd Ed.) 0-376-01584-5 0-376-01095-9 0-376-01092-4 978-0-376-01584-6 978-0-376-01095-7 978-0-376-01092-6 March 1995 1987 1977 Southern Living Complete Patio 0-376-09081-2 0-376-09044-8 978-0-376-09081-2 978-0-376-09044-7 January 2000 September 1992 Sunset Bathrooms Planning & Remodeling 0-376-01329-X 0-376-01294-3 0-376-01293-5 0-376-01326-5 0-376-01323-0 0-376-01322-2 0-376-01321-4 978-0-376-01329-3 978-0-376-01294-4 978-0-376-01293-7 978-0-376-01326-2 978-0-376-01323-1 978-0-376-01322-4 978-0-376-01321-7 January 2000 April 1994 October 1983 September 1980 1975 1969 1963 Sunset Home Lighting 0-376-01308-7 978-0-376-01308-8 January 1998 Sunset Home Lighting Handbook 0-376-01313-3 0-376-01312-5 978-0-376-01313-2 978-0-376-01312-5 May 1988 October 1982 Sunset Home Remodeling Illustrated 0-376-01288-9 978-0-376-01288-3 September 1987 Sunset Kitchens Planning & Remodeling 0-376-01347-8 0-376-01346-X 0-376-01345-1 0-376-01335-4 0-376-01334-6 0-376-01333-8 Not Available Not Available 978-0-376-01347-7 978-0-376-01346-0 978-0-376-01345-3 978-0-376-01335-4 978-0-376-01334-7 978-0-376-01333-0 Not Available Not Available January 2000 April 1994 October 1983 1976 1974 1967 1962 1955 Sunset Basic Home Repair Handbook (HC edition) 0-376-01275-7 978-0-376-01275-3 August 1987
What to look for
- When sold
- 1955 through December 2005
- Price paid
- $5 to $20
Why it was recalled
The books contain errors in the technical diagrams and wiring instructions that could lead consumers to incorrectly install or repair electrical wiring, posing an electrical shock or fire hazard to consumers.
Incidents and injuries
None reported.
Official remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using these books and contact Oxmoor House for a full refund.
What to do now
- Check the product. This notice lists no model numbers. Compare yours with the description and photos in the official notice.
- Stop using it. The notice says to stop using recalled units immediately.
- Contact the firm. Call (866) 696-7602, or go to www.sunsetrecall.com.
- Get the remedy. This recall offers a refund.
- Read the official notice. The CPSC notice is the final word on which units are included and what to do.
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Product and sales details
- Brand
- Oxmoor House
- Manufacturer
- Oxmoor House, Inc., of Birmingham, Ala.
- Recall number
- 11-701
- Units
- About 540,000 (About 951,000 home improvement books with similar faulty wiring instructions were recalled in January 2010)
- Manufactured in
- United States
- Sold at / sales period
- Home improvement stores and bookstores nationwide from 1955 through December 2005 for between $5 and $20.
Home Improvement Books
CPSC product type: Books or Magazines or Albums or Scrapbooks
This recall in context
Compared with the 378 furniture recalls in this index, as of October 31, 2026.
- Size
- 540,000 units: the 14th-largest of 329 furniture recalls that state a unit count. The median is 4,000 units.
- Hazards
- Fire: named in 23 of 378 furniture recalls. Electric shock: named in 4 of 378 furniture recalls.
- Remedy
- Refund: offered in 150 of 378 furniture recalls, the most common remedy.
- Time on sale
- 1955 through December 2005. Recalled 58 months after the last month of sales the notice gives.
Recall contact information
For additional information, contact Oxmoor House toll-free at (866) 696-7602 anytime, or visit the firm's Web site at www.sunsetrecall.com
Verify phone numbers, hours, and websites on the current CPSC notice before contacting the firm.
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