Philips Selecon Recalls Four- and Eight-Leaf Barndoors for Rama Luminaire Stage Lights Due to Impact Hazard
Home product recall 14-081. Announced by CPSC on Jan 16, 2014.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jan 16, 2014. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Repair what’s offered
- About 5,500 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The heat of the stage lights can make the barndoors detach from the light and fall, posing an impact injury hazard to individuals below it.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled barndoors and contact Philips Selecon for a free safety cable and installation instructions.
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- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: repair.
- How to reach the firm: Consumers should contact Philips Selecon at (800) 478-7263, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, at email entertainment.service@philips.com, or online at www.seleconlight.com and click on Barn Door Update for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves 6-inch barndoors with four and eight leaves. The recalled barndoors are used on Rama Fresnel and Rama PC stage lights. The barndoors are made of hinged, rectangular, black metal flaps/leaves attached to a moveable, round, plastic collar. The collar is six inches in diameter. Four-leaf barndoors are part number 20BDSF12 and eight-leaf barndoors are part number 20BDSF128. The part numbers are only on the invoice for the product.
About 5,500 units, as CPSC gives them.
Stage Light Barndoors.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
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 Strand Selecon Lighting, a division, Philips Lighting New Zealand, of Auckland, New Zealand.
- Imported by Philips Entertainment/Philips Selecon, Dallas.
- Theatrical, electrical and lighting supply dealers nationwide from January 2003 to January 2013 for between $75 and $105.
- Made in New Zealand, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Philips Selecon has received three reports of barndoors used outside the United States detaching. No injuries were reported. No incidents or injuries have been reported in the U.S.
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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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