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Product Recall Number: 16-252

Why was LED lamps recalled?

The LED lamps can overheat and melt, posing a burn hazard.

LED lamps
Here's product recall specific data for LED lamps.

  • Product Recall Number: 16-252

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2016-08-25

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: LED lamps

  • Description: This recall involves Cree LED T8 Replacement Lamps, including lamps that were provided as free replacements for a previous recall in June 2015 and new lamps sold since the recall. These lamps are used indoors to replace traditional two-pin T8 fluorescent tubes. The white lamps have a cylindrical shape and measure 48 inches long. “Cree,” “BT848 Series Lamp,” the product number and a four-digit date code are printed on the lamp or on a white label affixed to the lamp. Product Number Lamp Description Date Codes BT848-17027FLW-BDG13-2C100 Linear LED T8 Replacement Lamp, 4 Ft, 1700 Lm, 2700K, 1-pack, US 06/15 07/15 08/15 09/15 10/15 11/15 12/15 01/16 02/16 03/16 04/16 05/16 BT848-17040FLW-BDG13-2C100 Linear LED T8 Replacement Lamp, 4 Ft, 1700 Lm, 4000K, 1-pack, US BT848-17027FLW-BDG13-2C120 Linear LED T8 Replacement Lamp, 4 Ft, 1700 Lm, 2700K,10-pack, US BT848-17040FLW-BDG13-2C120 Linear LED T8 Replacement Lamp, 4 Ft, 1700 Lm, 4000K, 10-pack, US

  • Hazard Description: The LED lamps can overheat and melt, posing a burn hazard.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Refund

  • Units: About 104,000 in the U.S. (in addition, 8,500 were sold in Canada)

  • Incidents: Cree has received 12 reports of the recalled lamps overheating and melting. No injuries have been reported.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using, disconnect or switch off the fixture, remove the recalled lamp, put it in a safe place and contact Cree to receive a full refund. If consumers have received a free replacement lamp as part of the previous 2015 recall, they also should stop using the replacement lamps and contact Cree.

  • Sold At: Home Depot stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com from September 2015 through May 2016 for about $23 per tube and $230 per 10-pack. This recall includes LED T8 lamps consumers received as free replacements from June 2015 through May 2016 for the previous recall.

  • Importers: Cree Inc., of Durham, N.C.

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: Cree Inc., of Durham, N.C.

  • Manufactured In: China and U.S.

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed

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