GE Lighting Recalls High-Intensity LED Replacement Lamps Due to Impact Hazard
Recall 16120 · Mar 16, 2016 · GE Lighting
35,000
units affected
35,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16120
- Date
- Mar 16, 2016
- Company
- GE Lighting
- Units affected
- 35,000
- Product
- High-intensity LED lamps
- Product type
- Light Bulbs
- Remedy
- Repair
- Hazard
- Falls
The product
This recall involves GE Lighting high intensity discharge (HID) LED lamps. The lamps are used in lighting fixtures for warehouses, schools and gymnasiums. The lamps are 5 1/2 inches in diameter by 11 1/2 inches long and weigh about 3 pounds. The lamps were sold in a blue and white carton with "ED37/EX39 base" on the front and "PC:21259" on the back above the bar code. Recalled lamps have the GE logo and the following information on the white plastic base of the lamp: LED165/M400/740, 165W, 4000K, 20000 Lumens, China and date code K213 or K245.
What can happen
The lamp can separate from its base and fall onto consumers below, posing an impact hazard.
The fix
Consumers should immediately contact GE Lighting for a free repair kit and installation guide.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- The firm has received four reports of the lamp separating from the lamp base. No injuries or property damage have been reported.
- Sold at
- GE Lighting authorized dealers and electrical distributors nationwide, including Crescent Electric Supply Company, Graybar and W.W. Grainger Industrial Supply from September 2015 through December 2015 for between $250 and $300.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled high-intensity led lamps?
Consumers should immediately contact GE Lighting for a free repair kit and installation guide.
What is the hazard?
The lamp can separate from its base and fall onto consumers below, posing an impact hazard.
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.