Defiant outdoor electric lighting equipment
2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Dec 26, 2020. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 2reports to CPSC
- Dec 26, 2020the latest report was made
- Dec 30, 2014the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Defiant
- Makers
- Signify North America Corporation and The Home DepotMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Outdoor electric lighting equipmentCPSC’s product type: Outdoor Electric Lighting Equipment (code 1452), in Yard & Garden: Outdoor Lighting
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| December 2020 | 1 |
| December 2014 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, care not known 1 CPSC: Injury, Level of care not known
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Dec 26, 2020, sent to the company Jan 29, 2021, published by CPSC Jan 28, 2021
The product, in the report: Defiant MST1000LWDF dual light outdoor solar flood light.
Light stopped working....opened the back of light and the battery had swelled up from overheating.
- Model
- MST1000LWDF
- UPC
- UNKOWN
- Serial number
- None
- Bought from
- Home Depot
- Bought
- Oct 1, 2017
- Where
- OH Centerburg, Ohio: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Defiant, made or sold by Signify North America Corporation
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Hurt, care not known Made Dec 30, 2014, sent to the company Jan 12, 2015, published by CPSC Jan 27, 2015
The product, in the report: Consumer grade home improvement lighting, motion security light
Subject: Electrical hazard finding Area: Consumer grade home improvement lighting Product: Defiant brand Motion Security Light 463 837 Retailer: The Home Depot Problem: Dangerously long screw results in contacting/cutting into wire insulation
This lighting equipment was being installed on the outside of a garage using a metal weatherproof round junction box, 1 ½ in deep.
From The Home Depot’s website: [REDACTED]
The problem is with the hardware supplied with the Defiant Security Light. The main mounting screw, part “cc” from the manual, is much too long and because it is positioned directly over the incoming 120V power wires, it cuts into the insulation while attaching the light to the box. The installer cannot know this has happened because it is now unseen. In this particular installation the ungrounded hot wire and the ground wire were both damaged and shorted through the screw resulting in the metal round box to be energized (the ground lead was connected to the ground lug of the round box). The light still worked so no indication of a problem until the installer was applying sealant around the box and was shocked. See photos of the installation then the damaged insulation found afterward.
The screw is 40mm long and has 25mm protruding into the box which is much too long, the screw should either be shorter by at least 10mm or offset so as not directly over the incoming wires – or both.
- Model
- Motion Security Light 463 837
- UPC
- 1696375412
- Bought from
- The Home Depot, Washington
- Bought
- Dec 26, 2014
- Where
- seattle, Washington: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Defiant, made or sold by The Home Depot
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Level of care not known
CPSC’s disclaimer
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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