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Utilitech outdoor electric lighting equipment

3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Aug 3, 2021. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 3reports to CPSC
  • Aug 3, 2021the latest report was made
  • Aug 10, 2012the earliest
  • 1with the company’s comments
Brand
Utilitech
Makers
LF, LLC and Cooper IndustriesMakers, 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
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)

“UTILITECH - Model 3418301”

By month

2 reports from September 2020 to August 2021; the most in August 2021, 1. 1 earlier report, since August 2012, is in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
August 20211
July 20211
August 20121

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 3 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.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Aug 3, 2021, sent to the company Aug 5, 2021, published by CPSC Aug 19, 2021

    The product, in the report: Utilitech Motion Activated Security Light, item 0803995 Model 6222B-PIR24

    I purchased and had installed by an electrician, a Utilitech motion activated security light model number 6222B-PIR24. The item was installed on January 9th, 2019. Sometime between July 23rd 2021 and July 25th 2021, the motion lights stayed on continuously until the product caught fire and melted, destroying the fixture and blackening five sheets of aluminum siding. An electrician verified today August 3rd, 2021, that the wiring is properly installed, the product is defective.

    Model
    6222B-PIR24
    UPC
    unavailable
    Serial number
    it’s melted
    Bought from
    Lowe’s, Pennsylvania
    Bought
    Dec 23, 2018, about then
    Where
    Beaver, Pennsylvania: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 48, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Spouse
    As this report names them
    Brand Utilitech, made or sold by LF, LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  2. No one hurt

    Made Jul 13, 2021, sent to the company Jul 15, 2021, published by CPSC Jul 29, 2021

    The product, in the report: UTILITECH - Model 3418301 Motion-Activated Solar powered lighting purchase at LOWES in Dover, DE UPC 5461600393 7

    One of two motion-activated solar powered security lights caught fire. The units were mounted on the rain gutter on the side of our home. The fire caused the battery door to melt and the battery fell out burning the grass. This occurred at approximately 3:15 PM. My wife saw the smoke and alerted me. We removed both units from the home. The units are manufactured by UTILITECH model# 3418301.

    Model
    3418301
    UPC
    5461600393 7
    Bought from
    LOWES
    Bought
    May 17, 2021
    Where
    Smyrna, Delaware: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand UTILITECH - Model 3418301, made or sold by LF, LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  3. No one hurt

    Made Aug 10, 2012, sent to the company Aug 27, 2012, published by CPSC Sep 11, 2012

    The product, in the report: Utilitech #042122 Landscape Light with Sensor Sold at Lowe’s The number on the box bottom of the bad box is 625-1494. The good batch is 625-0226. The bad batch has a CAution: Risk of Fire other numbers on the box are 0212 IC50030301229574. The old box had no caution. The new box is 7 inches high and the old box was 11 1/2 inches high

    We have been purchasing the Utilitech #0042122 75w Landscape Light with Sensor for several years now from Lowe’s and have been very satisfied. All we have to do is change the halogen bulb when it burns out. Earlier this year on April 23, 2012 we purchased 6 more at Lowe’s. So far 3 of them have exploded and the last one took out our GFI plug so we had to have someone replace it. The glass shatters and unit is dead. Lowe’s has been refunding our money and we told them the problem, but we also wrote to the company Cooper Lighting to tell them that this batch of lights is bad and dangerous. The number on the box bottom of the bad box is 625-1494. The good batch is 625-0226. The bad batch has a CAution: Risk of Fire other numbers on the box are 0212 IC50030301229574. The old box had no caution. The new box is 7 inches high and the old box was 11 1/2 inches high. We asked where we can get the old batch of lights. We said we know why the new box has “risk of fire” and the old box did not have that caution. We told them these lights are dangerous and we are going to contact our state attorney general. We know Cooper Lighting is not in Michigan, but the Lowe’s stores that carry these lights are.

    We have one more light from this batch never used in a box. But we don’t know if it will explode or not.

    Date of purchase April 23, 2012

    Dates of returns July 5, 2012, July 31, 2012, August 4, 2012 - had new gfi plug installed

    Cooper Lighting

    1121 Highway 74 South

    Peachtree City, GA 30269

    770-486-4800

    Contact Cooper Lighting

    Model
    #0042122 Landscape Light with sensor
    UPC
    080083500475
    Serial number
    625-1494
    Bought from
    Lowe’s
    Bought
    Apr 23, 2012
    Where
    Dearborn, Michigan: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Utilitech, made or sold by Cooper Industries
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources

  • 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.

Source:

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