Cooper Lighting Emergency Lights Recalled, Could Fail to Illuminate in an Emergency
Recall 07546 · May 9, 2007 · Cooper Lighting Inc.
3,200
units affected
3,200
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 07546
- Date
- May 9, 2007
- Company
- Cooper Lighting Inc.
- Units affected
- 3,200
- Product
- Contractor's Choice FasTest™ High Capacity Emergency Lighting Units
- Product type
- Lights & Signs (Emergency & Exit)
- Hazard
- Other or not stated
The product
The CC7NCSD Contractor's Choice FasTest™ High Capacity Emergency Lighting Unit is an emergency light installed in commercial buildings. The recalled lights have one of the following model numbers written on the inside of the removable front cover: CC7NCSD - CC7NCSD0 - CC7NCSD0BK - CC7NCSD0TDM - CC7NCSD1MRT CC7NCSD208SM - CC7NCSD214 - CC7NCSD216 - CC7NCSD216TDM CC7NCSD219 - CC7NCSD245 - CC7NCSD279SM - CC7NCSD279SMBK CC7NCSD279SMSQ - CC7NCSD279SMTDM - CC7NCSD279SMV CC7NCSD270TM - CC7NCSD279V - CC7NCSD208SMSQ - CC7NCSDAV CC7NCSDSQ - CC7NCSDBK - CC7NCSDMRT - CC7NCSDMRT2142TDM CC7NCSDMRT2142V - CC7NCSDMRTV - CC7NCSDSQ245 - CC7NCSDMRT2142 CC7NCSDSQTDM - CC7NCSDTDM - CC7NCSD208SMSQ Only products with date codes between 12-2005 and 03-2007 are subject to the recall. The date code appears on the circuit board next to the battery pack and is depicted as MM-YYYY-WW. For example, a product manufactured in the third week of August would have the date code "08-2006-03."
What can happen
A circuit board in the light could malfunction, preventing the lights from illuminating in the event of a power failure. This could result in a failure to provide adequate lighting to guide building occupants to an exit in the event of an emergency.
The fix
Cooper Lighting is contacting customers directly and is providing a free replacement product.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported.
- Sold at
- Authorized distributors nationwide from February 2006 through March 2007 for about $200. Authorized distributors resell and install the lights for commercial end users in facilities such as hotels and office buildings.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled contractor's choice fastest™ high capacity emergency lighting units?
Cooper Lighting is contacting customers directly and is providing a free replacement product.
What is the hazard?
A circuit board in the light could malfunction, preventing the lights from illuminating in the event of a power failure. This could result in a failure to provide adequate lighting to guide building occupants to an exit in the event of an emergency.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.