Recall Register

Work Light Recall by Bayco Products

CPSC recall 97073. Recall date: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Electrocution/Electric Shock

CPSC recall 97073 has the recall date 27 Feb 1997. The notice names the firm Bayco Products. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Electric shock.

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CPSC recall 97073: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
Work Light Recall by Bayco Products NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 Note: Company can no longer be contacted. Please discard or destroy the product. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ken Giles Originally issued February 27, 1997, Revised March 19, 2004 (301) 504-7052 Release # 97-073 CPSC and Bayco Products Announce Work Light Recall WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Bayco Products Inc. of Dallas, Texas, (formerly of Richardson, Texas) recalled over 11,400 fluorescent work lights. One of the light's metal screws can contact an internal live wire. This can give the user of the work light an electric shock. Bayco Products is aware of one consumer who received an electric shock while using the work light. The lights measure 9.25 inches long with a twin-tube fluorescent bulb located inside a tubular, clear plastic case. The tubular case has yellow plastic end caps and a metal hook attached. Only model numbers FL-600, FL-650, SL-600, SL-605, and SL-650 sold under the brand names SmartLite and RiteLite are involved in this recall. The lights come…
ProductRiteLite fluorescent work lights
ProductSmartLite fluorescent work lights, Lights & Accessories
ManufacturerBayco Products

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1997: not given
CPSC recalls of 1997
151
Recalls of 1997 with one of the same hazards
11%
Recalls on the register that name Bayco Products
1

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 97073. https://recallregister.com/product/5913-work-light-recall-by-bayco-products/. 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 97073 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 97073 has no incident or injury text.