Five Below Recalls Room2Room LED Iridescent Bear Lights Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

Recall Insight

This CPSC action (record #25204) was formally reported on April 3, 2025. It is classified under Moderate severity, with a current status of Active. 1616 Holdings Inc., of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is listed as the recalling firm. Federal records indicate About 29,000 units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: The power switch on the USB cord can overheat and melt, posing fire and burn hazards. Distribution information was not included in the agency filing, so consumers should assume broad potential exposure until the firm publishes point-of-sale details. The remedy documented by the agency is: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled lights and either return them to any Five Below store or contact Five Below customer service for a full refund. Consumers can receive a refund to … — consumers holding this product should act on that instruction rather than relying on general guidance.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC and NHTSA going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by CPSC. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 1 year old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.