Philips Recalls Halogen Bulbs Due to Laceration and Burn Hazards
Home product recall 15-242. Announced by CPSC on Sep 10, 2015.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Sep 10, 2015. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Replace what’s offered
- About 370,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The lens of the bulb can shatter in the lamp or the lens can fall and shatter, posing a laceration and burn hazard.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using these recalled bulbs, remove them from any fixtures and contact Philips to request packaging materials and instructions for returning the recalled bulbs at no cost. Philips will provide free replacement bulbs.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- 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 800-239-6587 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at halogenlamp@philips.com and online at www.philips.com/recall and select “United States/English” for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves Philips 60W PAR 16 120V halogen bulbs manufactured from November 2013 to March 2015. Date codes that represent the month and year of production are painted on the bulb glass along with “PHILIPS Halogena PAR 16,” “China” and “60W/120/V.” Recalled bulb date codes include: Affected Date Codes: 2013 3L, 3M 2014 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E, 4F, 4G, 4H, 4J, 4K, 4L, 4M 2015 5A, 5B, 5C
About 370,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Halogen Bulbs.
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Numbers to check against yours
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UPC
046677134136 -
UPC
046677330064 -
UPC
046677434748
Copied exactly as CPSC lists them.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 4 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Firstech Lighting Corporation, Shenzhen, China.
- Imported by Philips Lighting North America Corporation, Somerset, N.J.
- Home Depot stores and professional distributors nationwide and online at www.Amazon.com from November 2013 through March 2015 for about $10.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Philips has received 13 reports of the lens of the bulb shattering, including five reports of property damage totaling about $700 and two laceration injuries.
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What the record doesn’t say
- 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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