Philips Lighting Recalls Lightolier Glass Lenses Due to Laceration Hazard
Home product recall 14-242. Announced by CPSC on Jul 29, 2014.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jul 29, 2014. 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?
The decorative glass lens can shatter and result in falling pieces of glass, posing a risk of laceration to the consumer.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately remove the recalled glass lens and contact Philips Lighting for a free replacement unit.
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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).: replace.
- How to reach the firm: Philips Lighting North America Corporation at (800) 475-9840 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at glassaccessory@philips.com, or online at www.philips.com/recall and click on the drop down “United States/English” for a photographic list of all compatible light fixtures.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves Philips “Lightolier” brand AF4SY decorative glass lenses used on various types of light fixtures. The clear glass lens, used to “soften” light with an additional lens layer, is 4 ¾ inches in diameter and 1/8 inch thick. The lenses were manufactured between January 2007 and December 2013. There are no markings on the product. The product number is on the packaging.
About 7,500 units, as CPSC gives them.
Philips “Lightolier” brand AF4SY Decorative Glass Lens.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 7 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
- Philips Lighting Lightolier Glass Lens
- Packaging for Philips Lighting “Lightolier” AF4SY Glass Lens
- Light fixtures compatible with Philips Lighting “Lightolier” AF4SY Glass Lens
- Light fixtures compatible with Philips Lighting “Lightolier” AF4SY Glass Lens
- Light fixtures compatible with Philips Lighting “Lightolier” AF4SY Glass Lens
- Light fixtures compatible with Philips Lighting “Lightolier” AF4SY Glass Lens
- Light fixtures compatible with Philips Lighting “Lightolier” AF4SY Glass Lens
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Gray Glass Company, Queens Village, NY.
- Electrical wholesale distributors nationwide from February 2007 through December 2013 for between $25 and $50.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Philips has received one report of the glass lens breaking. No injuries have been reported.
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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.
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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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