Product Recall Number: 05-109
Why was Ceiling Light Fixtures recalled?
Due to a manufacturing defect in a component part, the light fixture could fall and strike a person beneath the light fixture. The fixture also poses a laceration risk if the lamp breaks.
Product Recall Number: 05-109
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2005-02-14
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Ceiling Light Fixtures
Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. The light fixtures were sold in a variety of styles and shapes and hang from the ceiling. Only models 31021-794, 31022-794, 66022-794, 5217-02, 5217-746 and 5217-786 are included in the recall due to a component part problem with the screw collar. The model number is printed on the inside of the light canopy, the round plate that attaches the light fixture to the ceiling, and on the light fixture packaging and receipts.
Hazard Description: Due to a manufacturing defect in a component part, the light fixture could fall and strike a person beneath the light fixture. The fixture also poses a laceration risk if the lamp breaks.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Inspect, Repair
Units: About 2,700
Incidents: Sea Gull Lighting has received two reports of light fixtures falling. There have been no reports of injuries.
Remedy: Consumers should contact Sea Gull Lighting to receive instructions on having the recalled ceiling light fixtures repaired by a licensed electrician.
Sold At: Home improvement outlets, lighting showrooms and contractors nationwide. Contractors sold and installed the 5217 model fixtures from October 2003 through October 2004, and the 31021, 31022 and 66022 models from June 2004 through October 2004 for between $300 and $400.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Sea Gull Lighting Products Inc., of Riverside, N.J.
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed