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SATCO Products Recalls KolourOne LED Light Bulbs Due to Risk of Injury


Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014.  Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Recall date: March 26, 2014
Recall number: 14-141

  • SATCO KolourOne Panel Array and DUOLED Light Bulbs
    SATCO KolourOne Panel Array and DUOLED Light Bulbs

Recall Summary

Name of product:  KolourOne Brand Panel Array 2.0 and DUO 2.0 PAR LED Light Bulbs

Hazard:  The metal housing/lens assembly can separate from the bulb’s base and fall. This poses a risk of injury from impact to bystanders.

Consumer Contact:  SATCO Products Inc. toll-free at (888) 770-7125 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at www.satco.com and click on “Lamp Recall” and “Consumer Product Returns” for more information.

Recall Details

In conjunction with Canada

Units:  About 119,000 in the U.S. and 2,350 in Canada

Description:  This recall involves SATCO KolourOne brand Panel Array 2.0 and DUO 2.0 PAR 30 and 38 LED light bulbs. The 13-, 14- and 17-watt white bulbs were sold in longneck and shortneck models and have the KolourOne logo printed on the neck of the bulb. Product numbers beginning with S89XX or S90XX are printed below the logo. Lot numbers are printed on the outer rim of the optical lens and those with the letter “A” in the last character position are not included in the recall. 

Models Product Numbers 
Panel Array 2.0 14 W PAR30 Shortneck E26 Base S8934, S8935, S8936, S8941, S8942, S8943
Panel Array 2.0 14 W PAR30 Longneck E26  S8947, S8948, S8949, S8971, S8972, 
& Gu24 Bulb   S8973, S9054
Panel Array 2.0 17 W PAR38 E26 & Gu24 Base S8977, S8978, S8979, S8984, S8985, S8986, S9060
Duo 2.0 13 W PAR30 Shortneck Bulb S9017
Duo 2.0 13 W PAR30 Longneck Bulb S9020
Duo 2.0 17 W PAR38 Bulb     S9023

Incidents/Injuries:  The firm has received four reports of the bulb components separating. No injuries have been reported.

Remedy:  Consumers should immediately stop using and remove the recalled light bulbs from any fixture. Consumers can contact SATCO Products for free replacement bulbs.

Sold at:  Electrical supply stores, lighting showrooms, hardware and specialty stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com from December 2012 to February 2014 for between $35 and $45.

Manufacturer:  SATCO Products Inc., of Brentwood, NY.

Manufactured in:  China

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC’s work to help ensure the safety of consumer products – such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals -– contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.

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Source: cpsc.gov

 


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