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Product Recall Number: 18-170

Why was Cool White Universal T8/T12 LED tube lamps recalled?

The pins on one end of the lamp can be energized during installation/removal, posing electric shock and electrocution hazards.

Cool White Universal T8/T12 LED tube lamps
Here's product recall specific data for Cool White Universal T8/T12 LED tube lamps.

  • Product Recall Number: 18-170

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2018-06-06

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Cool White Universal T8/T12 LED tube lamps

  • Description:

  • Hazard Description: The pins on one end of the lamp can be energized during installation/removal, posing electric shock and electrocution hazards.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Refund

  • Units: About 46,000 packages of two tube lamps (92,000 individual lamps)

  • Incidents: None reported

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately contact GE Lighting to receive instructions on safely removing the LED tube lamps, and to receive a refund in the form of a $17 Lowe's store credit. Consumers should make sure the light switch is “off” before attempting to change LED tube lamps.

  • Sold At: Lowe’s stores nationwide and Lowes.com from approximately November 2017 through April 2018 for about $15.

  • Importers: GE Lighting, of East Cleveland, Ohio

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: China

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed

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