The lamp can separate from its base and fall onto consumers below
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of ConsumerAffairsGE Lighting of Cleveland, Ohio, is recalling about 35,500 high-intensity LED lamps in the U.S and Mexico.
The lamp can separate from its base and fall onto consumers below, posing an impact hazard.
The firm has received four reports of the lamp separating from the lamp base. No injuries or property damage have been reported.
This recall involves GE Lighting high intensity discharge (HID) LED lamps that 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.
The lamps, manufactured in China, were 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.
What to do
Consumers should immediately contact GE Lighting for a free repair kit and installation guide.
Consumers may contact GE Lighting at 800-338-4999 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (ET), by email at lightingconcerns@ge.com, or online at http://www.gelighting.com/LightingWeb/na/consumer/ and click on Product Recall at the bottom of the page for more information.
