Cree, Inc. light bulbs

2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Dec 27, 2015. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

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2reports to CPSC
Dec 27, 2015the latest report was made
May 3, 2015the earliest
1with the company’s comments

Brand: None given: no report names a brand, so the group is named for its maker, Cree, Inc.
Maker: Cree, Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product: Light bulbsCPSC’s product type: Light Bulbs (code 627), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Indoor Lighting

By month

2 reports from January 2015 to December 2015; the most in December 2015, 1.

The numbers, as a table

Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
Month	Reports
December 2015	1
May 2015	1

How badly anyone was hurt

No one hurt 2 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.

No one hurt
Made Dec 27, 2015, sent to the company Jan 6, 2016, published by CPSC Jan 21, 2016

The product, in the report: CREE 60W Equivalent Soft White (2700K) A19 Dimmable LED Light Bulb

The glass globe separated from CREE led lightbult (9.5W, 800 Lumen, A19). The exposed led electronics created a shock hazard and the broken glass globe created a cut hazard (the glass bulb shattered on bathroom tile floor). This is the third CREE led light bulb that has had the glass globe separate from the base. The other two times the glass globe did not break as they fell in carpeted rooms. One of those two was returned and replaced at Home Depot.

Model
Model # BA19-08027OMF-12DE26-2U100
Bought from
Home Depot
Bought
Dec 1, 2014, about then
Where
Santa Barbara, United States: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 11, Female
The reporter’s relation to them
My Child
As this report names them
made or sold by Cree, Inc.
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Incident, No Injury

The company’s comments, in its own words

(1/19/2016) Cree, Inc.: Cree’s mission is to obsolete energy wasting light bulbs and drive 100% adoption of LED lighting. Since releasing its new line of high performance, low cost LED bulbs in March 2013, Cree has sold millions of Cree LED bulbs. Cree LED bulbs with the Cree Filament Tower™ Technology (which was used in our earlier generation of bulbs, which these incident bulbs appear to be) save 84% of the energy compared to typical incandescent bulbs, are designed to last 25 times longer, and come with an industry leading 10 year limited warranty.
Cree’s LED bulbs have been designed and tested for safety because consumer safety is fundamental to achieving Cree’s goal of full consumer conversion to LED technology. The Cree LED bulb is UL listed, and each Cree LED bulb with a glass globe has a transparent safety coating that exceeds the safety standards specified by UL, and has undergone various UL accreditation procedures, including “drop” testing.
In connection with this response to Report 20151227-E3B40-2147425421 (the “Report”), our Customer Service Team was able to reach the consumer that filed the Report by telephone and discussed the globe detachment incidents with him. As a result of this fact finding, the consumer confirmed that in each instance in which the glass globe separated from the base of the bulb, no one was hurt. The incident bulbs failed safely in that the glass globe remained intact due to the safety coating around the glass globe. The pictures filed with the Report confirm that the safety coating kept the glass together as intended when the globe struck a hard surface.
So that we can investigate the consumer’s remaining bulbs, we have also offered to exchange and replace the consumer’s remaining bulbs, which the consumer agreed to do. The consumer appears pleased with the resolution of this issue. Cree Customer Service will send the consumer some replacement bulbs in exchange for his current bulbs, and we will conduct further tests on the consumer’s bulbs when we receive them.
When you are manufacturing millions of bulbs, there will be some production shortcomings. Cree monitors failure rates and customer return rates very closely, and we continue to believe we have one of the lowest product failure rates in the industry. To address the occasional failure, as discussed above, Cree has designed the bulb to fail safely, by including the transparent safety coating described above to enclose the glass globe of the bulb. The safety coating is engineered to keep the glass from shattering upon contact with a hard surface, thereby avoiding a laceration hazard to consumers. We believe this safety coating on our glass globes is an important benefit, unlike a typical incandescent glass bulb or CFL glass bulb that does not have such a safety coating.
We want to encourage interaction, feedback, comments, questions and concerns with our customers, and we want to address issues promptly and directly so that they may be appropriately handled. Consumers can reach our customer service department at 1-866-924-3645 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday. Please also visit our website at www.creebulb.com or www.cree.com.

CPSC report 20151227-E3B40-2147425421. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov
No one hurt
Made May 3, 2015, sent to the company May 11, 2015, published by CPSC May 26, 2015

The product, in the report: 60W Equivalent Soft White (2700K) A19 Dimmable LED Light Bulb

About 2 months ago, I replaced the bulbs in my children’s bathroom fixture with Cree LED bulbs purchased at Home Depot. It’s a four-lamp light bar that was installed by electricians when we built our home 8 years ago, and has never malfunctioned in any way before.
Two days ago, my 19 y.o. son had just finished taking a shower and was drying off, standing a few feet away from the vanity area. He heard a pop and something fell onto the counter. He yelled for me to come in to see what had happened (I was in the next room).
The outer bulb part of the Cree LED had burst and fallen off. The base was still in the fixture and was still lit. There were shards of plastic-coated glass on the counter and the floor.
I had him carefully leave the room since he wasn’t wearing shoes, and I cleaned up all of the bits of glass I could find. I turned the lights off, then very carefully removed the base from the fixture. I now have the broken, plastic-coated bulb and the base in a bag. I’m not sure if I should call Cree or take it back to Home Depot. I don’t have the receipt because it’s been a while since I installed the bulbs.
I’m worried because I’ve already installed about 20 of these bulbs throughout my house, and I see that there are several other online reports of similar incidents.

Model
Model # BA19-08027OMF-12DE26-2U100
Bought from
Home Depot
Bought
Mar 1, 2015, about then
Where
St. John, Indiana: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 1, Male
The reporter’s relation to them
Unspecified
As this report names them
made or sold by Cree, Inc.
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Incident, No Injury

CPSC report 20150503-41F01-2147433258. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov

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Cree, Inc. light bulbs

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