Lithonia Lighting Recalls to Repair Ceiling Light Fixtures Due to Impact Hazard
Home product recall 17-172. Announced by CPSC on Jun 7, 2017.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jun 7, 2017. 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 plastic diffuser lens can detach and fall unexpectedly, posing a risk of injury from impact.
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What should you do?
Consumers should remove the lens and contact Lithonia Lighting to receive a free lens to repair the unit. Consumers should prevent people from going into the immediate area under the fixtures until the lenses are repaired. A video showing proper lens removal and repair is available at www.lithonia.com/LBL4Wvideo.
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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: Lithonia Lighting toll-free at 888-876-4181 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.lithonia.com and click on “LBL4W LED Recall” on the left side of the page for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves Lithonia Lighting LBL4W model ceiling light fixtures which are used indoors in commercial applications such as offices, schools, closets, hallways and stairwells. The fixtures are painted white metal and measure about four feet long with a low profile, curved plastic diffuser lens (cover). The plastic diffuser lens measures 4 feet long by 15 inches wide. Only fixtures manufactured between February 2016 and March 2017 are included in this recall. Lithonia Lighting, the model number and the date of manufacture are printed on a label attached to the fixture’s housing. The date code is in the MM/DD/YY format on the fixture’s housing.
About 5,600 units, as CPSC gives them.
LED light fixtures.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 6 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
- Recalled Lithonia Lighting LBL4W model ceiling light fixture
- Recalled Lithonia Lighting LBL4W model ceiling light fixture
- Recalled Lithonia Lighting LBL4W model ceiling light fixture without the lens
- Recalled Lithonia Lighting LBL4W model ceiling light fixture top view
- Recalled Lithonia Lighting LBL4W model lens cover inside view
- Recalled Lithonia Lighting LBL4W model lens cover outside view
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Lithonia Lighting, a division, Acuity Brands Lighting Inc., of Conyers, Ga.
- Imported by Lithonia Lighting, a division, Acuity Brands Lighting Inc., of Conyers, Ga.
- Electrical distributors nationwide and online through the commercial desk at 1000Bulbs.com, Amazon.com, ATGStores.com, Build.com, HD.com, ShineRetrofits.com, and Wayfair.com from February 2016 through March 2017 for between $150 and $200.
- Made in United States and Mexico, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
The firm has received six reports of loose or falling diffuser lenses. 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.
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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