The Recall Desk
Our severity:SevereCPSC·19009·Announced 2018-10-11

Cooper Lighting Recalls Solar-Powered Outdoor LED Fixtures Due to Fire Hazard

Cooper Lighting is recalling specific All-Pro and Defiant solar-powered outdoor LED light fixtures because the batteries can overheat and cause a fire.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a fire hazard with seven reported instances of property damage, which meets the rubric criteria for 'Severe' (significant property-damage reports).

Plain-English summary

Cooper Lighting, LLC, a division of Eaton, is recalling specific All-Pro and Defiant solar-powered, motion-activated outdoor LED light fixtures. The recall involves the Defiant MST1000LWDF, All-Pro MST800L, All-Pro MST800LW, and All-Pro WPS2040M models. These fixtures were sold at Home Depot, Lowe's, and other stores nationwide from September 2015 through July 2018 for approximately $70 to $100. About 350,000 units were sold in the United States, and about 11,963 were sold in Canada.

The batteries in the recalled light fixtures can overheat, causing the fixture's housing to melt. This poses a fire hazard. Cooper Lighting has received seven reports of light fixtures overheating and resulting property damage. No injuries have been reported.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled lighting fixtures. They should contact the Eaton Customer Service Center at 866-461-7819 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, or email [email protected] to obtain a free replacement battery pack. Eaton will ship the replacement battery pack with step-by-step instructions.

The recalled product

Product
All-Pro and Defiant solar-powered outdoor LED light fixtures
Manufacturer
Cooper Lighting, LLC, Peachtree City, Ga., a division of Eaton
Category
Consumer Product — Lighting
Hazard
Affected units
350,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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