CPSC, Lithonia Lighting Announce Recall of Indoor HID Light Fixtures
Home product recall 04-544. Announced by CPSC on Mar 29, 2004.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Mar 29, 2004. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
A component in the light fixture can leak fluid, which can degrade the acrylic lenses and reflectors, causing them to crack and fall. Falling pieces of acrylic can injure someone below the fixture.
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What should you do?
Building owners and managers with recalled fixtures should contact Lithonia to verify that the fixtures are included in the recall and arrange for a replacement of the fixture or faulty component. Lithonia and their distributors are directly notifying customers who purchased the recalled fixtures.
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- How to reach the firm: Call Lithonia Lighting at (866) 345-1194 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or go to their website at www.lithonia.com/indoorHIDacrylicrecall
Which ones are recalled?
These are Indoor HID light fixtures with acrylic lenses and/or reflectors. They are generally used in industrial and commercial locations such as retail spaces, warehouses, and gymnasiums. Only certain models of specific wattage lights are included in the recall. Check the Lithonia website for a list of the specific model and wattage combinations included. All recalled fixtures were manufactured in Crawfordsville, Indiana, and have a date of manufacture from November 2002 through October 2003. The models, wattages, city and date of manufacture, and “Lithonia” can be found on a label attached to the ballast housing. This recall also includes certain ballast repair kits.
About 52,600 units, as CPSC gives them.
High Intensity Discharge (HID) light fixtures with acrylic lenses and/or reflectors.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Lithonia Lighting, Conyers, Ga.
- Lighting and electrical supply distributors nationwide, from November 2002 through February 2004.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Lithonia is aware of 42 incidents where pieces of acrylic fell from fixtures. One person suffered a laceration on his forehead when a piece of an acrylic lens fell.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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