Product Recall Number: 15-182
Why was Cooper Lighting, Portfolio and Utilitech fluorescent lighting fixtures recalled?
The socket can overheat, arc and melt, posing a fire hazard.
Product Recall Number: 15-182
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2015-07-15
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Cooper Lighting, Portfolio and Utilitech fluorescent lighting fixtures
Description: The socket can overheat, arc and melt, posing a fire hazard.
Hazard Description: The socket can overheat, arc and melt, posing a fire hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 1.62 million (in addition, 27,000 units were sold in Canada)
Incidents: The firm received seven reports of sockets overheating, melting or arcing. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the light fixture and contact Cooper Lighting for a free replacement.
Sold At: Ace Hardware, Lowe's, Menards, Mills Fleet Farm, True Value and other retail stores nationwide from July 2011 through April 2015 for between $13 and $67.
Importers: Cooper Lighting LLC, of Peachtree City, Ga.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed