Recall date: March 16, 2016

Recall number: 16-120

Recall Summary

GE Lighting high intensity discharge (HID) LED lamps that is being recalled in U.S. and Mexico. (All photos courtesy of The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)

Name of product:

High-intensity LED lamps

Hazard:

The lamp can separate from its base and fall onto consumers below, posing an impact hazard.

Consumer Contact:

GE Lighting at 800-338-4999 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET, emaillightingconcerns@ge.com, or online atwww.gelighting.com and click on Product Recall at the bottom of the page for more information. 

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Recall Details

In conjunction with Mexico.

Units

About 35,000 (in addition, about 500 were sold in Mexico)

Details of the GE High Intensity LED Lamp label.

Description

This recall involves GE Lighting high intensity discharge (HID) LED lamps. The lamps are used in lighting fixtures for warehouses, schools and gymnasiums. The lamps are 5 1/2 inches in diameter by 11 1/2 inches long and weigh about 3 pounds. The lamps were sold in a blue and white carton with “ED37/EX39 base” on the front and “PC:21259” on the back above the bar code. Recalled lamps have the GE logo and the following information on the white plastic base of the lamp: LED165/M400/740, 165W, 4000K, 20000 Lumens, China and date code K213 or K245.

Incidents/Injuries

The firm has received four reports of the lamp separating from the lamp base. No injuries or property damage have been reported.  

Remedy

Consumers should immediately contact GE Lighting for a free repair kit and installation guide.

Sold at

GE Lighting authorized dealers and electrical distributors nationwide, including Crescent Electric Supply Company, Graybar and W.W. Grainger Industrial Supply from September 2015 through December 2015 for between $250 and $300.  

Importer(s)

GE Lighting, of Cleveland, Ohio

Manufactured in

China