Oxmoor House, Inc., a publisher based in Birmingham, AL, has issued a second recall in 10 months for certain titles of its home improvement books published under the Sunset and Southern Living imprints.
The most recent recall involves about 540,000 copies of the company’s books, and follows a recall in January 2010 involving about 951,000 copies. In both instances, the publisher says that the books contain errors in the technical diagrams and wiring instructions that could lead consumers to incorrectly install or repair electrical wiring. These errors could lead to conditions posing an electrical shock or fire hazard to consumers.
Oxmoor House reports that it has not receive any reports of incidents related to the erroneous diagrams and instructions, but has expanded its earlier recall to prevent any incidents from occurring in the future.
The recalled book titles were sold through home improvement stores and bookstores nationwide from 1955 through December 2005 for between $5 and $20. While the books have been out of print since then, the company warns that some consumers may still have copies of the books in their possession.
