The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·05133·Announced 2005-03-11

Lithonia Lighting Recalls Indoor HID Light Fixtures with Cracking Reflectors

Lithonia Lighting is recalling about 120,000 indoor HID light fixtures because plasticizer fluid from the cord can degrade acrylic reflectors, causing them to crack and fall.

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 risk-of-harm product where falling acrylic pieces can injure a person, but the source explicitly states that no injuries have been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Lithonia Lighting, of Conyers, Ga., is recalling about 120,000 indoor High Intensity Discharge (HID) light fixtures with acrylic reflectors. The recall covers specific models and wattages manufactured between June 3, 1999, and May 31, 2002. These fixtures were sold nationwide through lighting and electrical supply distributors for between $100 and $320. They are generally used in retail spaces, light manufacturing areas, warehouse spaces, and gymnasiums.

The hazard involves the cord of the light fixture, which can drip plasticizer fluid onto the light fixture. This fluid can degrade the acrylic reflector, causing it to crack and fall. Falling pieces of acrylic can injure a person below the fixture. Lithonia has received reports of about 336 fixtures in which acrylic reflectors cracked, including reports of about 24 acrylic reflectors or pieces falling from fixtures. No injuries have been reported.

Building owners and managers with recalled fixtures should contact Lithonia Lighting to verify that the fixtures are included in the recall and to arrange for a replacement of the cord and, if necessary, the reflector. Lithonia Lighting and its distributors are directly notifying customers who purchased the recalled fixtures. Consumers can also call Lithonia Lighting toll-free at 866-799-6173 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit their website at www.lithonia.com/HIDCordRecall.

The recalled product

Product
High Intensity Discharge (HID) light fixtures with acrylic reflectors
Manufacturer
Lithonia Lighting, of Conyers, Ga.
Category
Consumer Product — Lighting
Hazard
Affected units
120,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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