Light Bulbs

CPSC product category · 16 recalls · 0.2% of the register · about 4,333,900 units

16 CPSC recalls on this register (0.2% of 10,027) are filed under Light Bulbs, most in 2013 (4). Together they cover about 4,333,900 units; the median recall lists 87,000.

The hazards mentioned most often are overheating, burn and fall.

Hazards cited

Firms named most often

Firm	Recalls
Philips Lighting	3
Cree	1
Technical Consumer Products	1

Recalls by year

CPSC recalls in Light Bulbs by year announced.

Median units per recall: 87,000 (all recalls: 8,800).

Most recent recalls

Date	Recall	Firm	Hazard	Units	No.
24 May 2016	Philips Lighting Recalls Metal Halide Lamps Due to Burn and Laceration Hazards	Philips Lighting North America	Burn, Laceration, Fall	87,000	16172
16 Mar 2016	GE Lighting Recalls High-Intensity LED Replacement Lamps Due to Impact Hazard	GE Lighting	Fall, Impact injury	35,000	16120
27 Jan 2016	Lunera Recalls LED Lamps Due to Fire, Burn and Electric Shock Hazards	Lunera Lighting	Fire, Burn, Electric shock	60,000	16724
8 Dec 2015	Technical Consumer Products Recalls LED Lamps Due to Electrical Shock Hazard	Technical Consumer Products	Electric shock	25,000	16054
10 Sep 2015	Philips Recalls Halogen Bulbs Due to Laceration and Burn Hazards	Firstech Lighting	Burn, Laceration, Fall	370,000	15242
25 Aug 2015	Osram Sylvania Recalls T8 LED Tubes Due to Burn Hazard	Osram Sylvania	Burn, Overheating	46,300	15223
4 Jun 2015	Cree Recalls LED T8 Lamps Due to Burn Hazard	Cree	Burn, Overheating	700,000	15159
15 Jul 2014	Halco Recalls LED Bulbs Due to Risk of Injury and Burn Hazards	Halco Lighting Technologies	Burn, Fall, Impact injury	9,500	14231
26 Mar 2014	SATCO Products Recalls KolourOne LED Light Bulbs Due to Risk of Injury	SATCO Products	Fall, Impact injury	119,000	14141
5 Nov 2013	LED Candelabra Lights Recalled by Infinity Green Products Due to Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)		Fire, Overheating	2,000	14702
15 Aug 2013	Philips Lighting Recalls Endura and Ambient LED Bulbs Due to Shock Hazard	Philips Lighting	Electric shock, Lead or chemical	99,000	13265
6 Jun 2013	Philips Recalls Metal Halide Lamps Due to Fire, Laceration Hazards	Philips Lighting	Fire, Laceration	8,100	13211
19 Mar 2013	LED Light Bulbs Recalled by Lighting Science Group Due to Fire Hazard	Citizen Electronics and Lighting Science Group	Fire, Overheating	554,000	13142
11 Aug 2011	Philips Lighting Recalls EnergySaver and Marathon Compact Fluorescent Dimmable Reflector Flood Lamps Due to Laceration Hazard	Philips Lighting	Laceration, Fall, Impact injury	1,860,000	11302
10 May 2011	Telstar Recalls Energy-Saving Light Bulbs Due to Fire Hazard	Telstar Products d/b/a Sprint International	Fire, Overheating	317,000	11219
19 Jan 2011	LED Lamps Recalled by Eco-Story Due to Fire Hazard	Eco-Story	Fire, Overheating	42,000	11716

Questions and answers

How many CPSC recalls are there for Light Bulbs?

16 on this register (0.2% of 10,027), covering about 4,333,900 units; the median recall lists 87,000 units.

What hazards are cited for Light Bulbs?

overheating (8), burn (6), fall (6), fire (6).

Where does the category come from?

It is the product type CPSC assigns to the first product in each recall record. Records without a product type (mostly before 2010) are not in any category.

Provenance

Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission Recall Retrieval Web Services, public domain, retrieved 29 Sep 2026; latest record dated 24 Sep 2026. See the methodology.