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Cooper Lighting Recalls Solar/Battery Powered Light Fixtures Due to Fire Hazard

Home product recall 19-009. Announced by CPSC on Oct 11, 2018.

CPSC: stop using it

CPSC’s own notice

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The short answer

Announced by CPSC on Oct 11, 2018. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.

Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
Repair what’s offered
About 350,000 (in addition, about 11,963 were sold in Canada) 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 batteries in the solar-powered light fixtures can overheat and cause the light fixture’s housing to melt, posing a fire hazard.

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What should you do?

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled lighting fixtures and contact the Eaton Customer Service Center for a free replacement battery pack. Eaton will ship the replacement battery pack with step-by-step battery replacement instructions.

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

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How to reach the firm: Cooper Lighting toll-free at 866-461-7819 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, email at LT-consumerreplacements@eaton.com or online at www.cooperlighting.com and click on “Safety Notices” under the Resources tab for more information.

Which ones are recalled?

This recall involves solar-powered, motion-activated outdoor LED light fixtures sold under the All-Pro and Defiant brands. The model number is displayed on the interior of the fixture. The Defiant MST1000LWDF, All-Pro MST800L, and All-Pro MST800LW all have two light sources on top of a housing with a round motion sensor on the bottom of that housing. The All-Pro WPS2040M has a flat housing with the LED light source in the center of the housing and an integrated motion sensor lens and dimmer above the motion sensor. All the light fixtures are connected by wire to a solar panel. Brand Model Number Defiant MST1000LWDF All-Pro MST800L All-Pro MST800LW All-Pro WPS2040M

About 350,000 (in addition, about 11,963 were sold in Canada) units, as CPSC gives them.

All-Pro and Defiant solar-powered outdoor LED light fixtures.

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

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?

Imported by Cooper Lighting, LLC, Peachtree City, Ga., a division, Eaton.
Home Depot, Lowe’s, and other stores nationwide from September 2015 through July 2018 for about $70 to $100.
Made in China, as the notice gives it.

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Was anyone hurt?

Cooper Lighting has received seven reports of light fixtures overheating and property damage. No injuries have been reported.

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

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

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.

Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.