CPSC, Thomas & Betts Announce Recall of Emergency Exit Signs
CPSC recall 03520. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The emergency exit signs have an internal electrical component that could overheat and fail, when connected to 277-volt electrical systems, and melt the enclosure, posing a fire hazard.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Building managers with recalled emergency exit signs should contact Thomas & Betts to request a free repair kit.
CPSC recall 03520 has the recall date 5 Feb 2003. The notice names the firm Thomas & Betts. The recall has about 31,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2003 has 9,900 units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Fire. CPSC gives the product type Lights & Signs (Emergency & Exit).
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More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | There have been 19 reports of these emergency exit signs overheating and smoking or causing melted or damaged enclosures. No injuries have been reported. |
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| Units | 31,000 |
| Description | The recalled exit signs were sold under the Lightalarms, Emergi-Lite, and Dynaray brand names and can be installed in either 120-volt or 277-volt applications. Only signs with a red LED and installed in 277-volt applications need to be repaired. These emergency exit signs could be installed in public buildings such as schools, offices and shopping centers to mark an exit in the event of a power failure and loss of lighting. They have a white or black plastic housing and are 13 ½ inches long, 8-3/8 inches high and 2-7/8 inches deep. Recalled units have a raised bead around the edge of the front face and a rectangular rocker switch on the bottom. The product make, model, and date code is located on a label inside the enclosure. The recalled emergency exit signs were manufactured between January 1997 and June 1999. |
| Product | Emergency Exit Signs, About 31,000, Lights & Signs (Emergency & Exit) |
| Sold at | The emergency exit signs were sold nationwide by electrical wholesalers and distributors for between $75 and $80. |
| Distributor | Thomas & Betts Corporation |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 31,000Median of 2003: 9,900
- CPSC recalls of 2003
- 215
- Recalls of 2003 with one of the same hazards
- 31%
- Recalls of 2003 in the category Lights & Signs (Emergency & Exit)
- 0%
- Recalls on the register that name Thomas & Betts
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 03520The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 03520. https://recallregister.com/product/2473-cpsc-thomas-betts-announce-recall-of-emergency-exit-signs/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 03520 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
There have been 19 reports of these emergency exit signs overheating and smoking or causing melted or damaged enclosures. No injuries have been reported.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
The emergency exit signs were sold nationwide by electrical wholesalers and distributors for between $75 and $80.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 03520?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 31,000