The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·00069·Announced 2000-02-16

TSI Prime Recalls Ceiling Light Fixtures Due to Fire Hazard

TSI Prime Inc. is recalling about 126,000 ceiling light fixtures sold at Wal-Mart and Lowe's because they can short circuit and pose a fire hazard.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a fire hazard with reported scorch marks but no injuries, fitting the rubric for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

TSI Prime Inc. of Coppell, Texas, is recalling about 126,000 four-bulb, flush-mount ceiling light fixtures. The recalled fixtures have an eight-sided glass and brass enclosure and are marked with the number E181045 on a sticker near the base of one of the light sockets. The company has received three reports of the fixtures short circuiting, which resulted in scorch marks on ceilings, but no injuries have been reported.

The light fixtures were sold individually packaged at Wal-Mart stores nationwide from February 1998 through March 1999, and in two-packs at Lowe's stores nationwide from January 1998 through January 2000. The fixtures were sold for between $16 and $25.

Consumers should stop using these light fixtures immediately and call TSI Prime toll-free at (877) 317-9237 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday to arrange for a free replacement.

The recalled product

Product
Light fixtures
Manufacturer
TSI Prime Inc., of Coppell, Texas
Category
Consumer Product — Lighting
Hazard
Affected units
126,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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