CPSC, Guth Lighting Announce Recall of Lighting
CPSC, Guth Lighting Announce Recall of Lighting Fixtures
Why was CPSC, Guth Lighting Announce Recall of Lighting recalled?
The lamp can fall out of the lamp socket and strike somebody standing or walking beneath the light fixture, posing a laceration risk if the lamp breaks.
What should I do if I have this product?
Affected owners will be provided with a retention plate to be installed over the lamps to hold them in place. Guth Lighting and their distributors are contacting purchasers directly about this recall program. Contact: For questions or additional information contact Guth Lighting at (314) 533-3200 between 8 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or at [email protected]
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Enviroguard 22-inch-diameter Low Mount Open Lighting Fixture
- Company
- Guth Lighting (division of JJI Lighting Group), of St Louis, Mo.
- Quantity
- 1,850
- Sold at
- Lighting and electrical supply distributors nationwide, from January 1999 through October 2003, for about $350.
- Recall date
- December 18, 2003
- Incidents / injuries
- Guth has received reports of about 50 lamps falling from the lamp socket. No injuries have been reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
The light fixtures measure 22 inches in diameter and are labeled "GUTH LIGHTING, ENVIROGUARD LOW MOUNT" with the catalog number printed on a label on the light fixture. Light fixtures included in the recall are Prismatic Acrylic (ELP), Open Damp (O), 22 inch (2), all reflectors (1-6), all ballast cover types (1-4), 8-lamp-42-watt tube (842T), 120-volt (1) models. The catalog numbers will be shown as ELP-O 2 - (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6) (1, 2, 3 or 4) 842 T-1.