Greenlite light bulbs
15 reports to CPSC, the latest made Mar 11, 2022. A report isn’t a recall.
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- 15reports to CPSC
- Mar 11, 2022the latest report was made
- Jun 4, 2011the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Greenlite
- Maker
- Greenlite Lighting Corporation (USA)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
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| March 2022 | 1 |
| July 2017 | 1 |
| January 2017 | 1 |
| October 2014 | 1 |
| April 2014 | 1 |
| December 2011 | 1 |
| November 2011 | 1 |
| October 2011 | 1 |
| September 2011 | 1 |
| August 2011 | 1 |
| July 2011 | 2 |
| June 2011 | 3 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
- Hurt, care not known 1 CPSC: Injury, Level of care not known
- No one hurt 10 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
- Not said 2 CPSC: Unspecified
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.
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Hurt, no treatment Made Mar 11, 2022, sent to the company Mar 16, 2022, published by CPSC Mar 30, 2022
The product, in the report: SELF-BALLASTED LAMP 23W/ELS-M 2700K 120V 60HZ 380mA LIGHT BULB WITH UL # E176533
On 1/27/2022 morning around 6:30am I was in bathroom on toilet at my house when the Greenlite bulb that I had been using for around 3-4 years was flickering for a few second then went dark. I thought that was it. The bulb is dead and I just needed to replace a new one. Then to my surprise, the dead bulb started showing sparks and white smoke and the situation got intense really quick when fire showed up a few seconds later and the whole bathroom was filled toxic smoke. I had to move fast to remove the bulbs because it was on fire while switched off the power. When everything settled down, I already inhaled so much smoke that made me very uncomfortable with bad headache. The bathroom that the incident occurred at has never been used for bathing or taking shower. All our family members only go there for using the toilet and wash hands. Therefore, there is minimum humidity in the bathroom for the 20 years we have been living there and it was the first light bulb caught on fire I have ever seen in my life.
Luckily, I was in the bathroom at the right time to witness the whole thing. Otherwise, my house could have been on fire or burned down for sure. I contacted Greenlite and talked to the person in charge, [REDACTED], who is the director of sales, but he seemed not care about the incident at all, and tried to make the whole incident goes away by offering me a replacement bulb, which I denied the offer right away. He then said he is done talking to me and hang up the phone rudely and suddenly. I am not upset about his attitude, but have great concerns about the safety of this kind of light bulbs the company made and sold. I would like your organization to investigate how many other cases happened before, and prevent similar incidents from happening again in the future. After all, your action toward the said light bulb may save people’s lives eventually. Thank you for your attention and help.
- Model
- E176533
- Serial number
- E176533
- Where
- RENTON, Washington: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 58, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand GREENLITE, made or sold by Greenlite Lighting Corporation (USA)
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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No one hurt Made Jul 12, 2017, sent to the company Aug 21, 2017, published by CPSC Sep 5, 2017
The product, in the report: Self-Ballasted Lamp
The consumer indicates that his wife was in another room when she noticed the self-ballasted lamp in the kitchen had turned off spontaneously. The consumer’s wife came into the kitchen and noticed the unit was down in flames, and a distinct smell of burning was being emitted. The consumer’s wife proceeded to turn the fixture off, and remove the chimney from the self-ballasted lamp; she noticed that there was charring, as well as ashes. The consumer removed the bulb.
The consumer states that the self-ballasted lamp was turned on approximately two to three hours daily.
The consumer plans on keeping the self-ballasted lamp for at least the next thirty days.
- Bought
- May 15, 2015, about then
- Where
- Wheaton, Illinois: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Greenlite, made or sold by Greenlite Lighting Corporation (USA)
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Jan 27, 2017, sent to the company Feb 8, 2017, published by CPSC Feb 23, 2017
The product, in the report: Green light CFL indoor light
This morning, I went to turn on my daughter’s light in her closet. It didn’t turn on and there was a bad smell. The CFL bulb looked like it had melted off of its base and had fallen to the floor. The base was still plugged in and it has black streaks stained going upwards on it. I will be attaching photos.
- Model
- 18W/
ELS-M 2700K;120V 60Hz 290mA;Self-Ballasted Lamp E 176533 - Serial number
- FCC ID: N6AFJEE0404
- Where
- Bakersfield, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 3, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Greenlite, made or sold by Greenlite Lighting Corporation (USA)
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Not said Made Oct 7, 2014, sent to the company Oct 16, 2014, published by CPSC Oct 30, 2014
The product, in the report: Greenlite ELS-M 2700k clf light bulb
Have had two Greenlite els-m 2700 k bulbs burn in the sockets of two appliances in our home, one on march 27 2014 and today, Oct 7. 2014. March incident was in our Chamberlain heavy duty garage door lift mechanism with twin light sockets, light bulb burned at base of electrode arm on top of base and got so hot that light cover on garage lift began to burn. Today while kds getting ready for school smelled horrible acrid smoke smell traced it to smoking blacked els- m 2700 k bulb in standard 60 w max fixture i bathroom. Entire house was filled with smoke and burnt electrical smell. Contacted company at their we site... no responce
- Bought from
- Home Depot
- Bought
- Dec 16, 2013, about then
- Where
- La Jolla, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Greenlite, made or sold by Greenlite Lighting Corporation (USA)
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Unspecified
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Not said Made Apr 25, 2014, sent to the company May 6, 2014, published by CPSC May 20, 2014
The product, in the report: GREENLITE CFL BULB
I noticed that a lamp in my living room seemed dimmer than usual.I went over to see if the bulb was going out and noticed that there was smoke coming from top of lamp shade. I looked under the shade at the bulb and there was the beginning of a flame coming from the base of the bulb.There was a very strong electrical smell also. I am concerned about the potential fire threat and plan on replacing all of these “Greenlite” brand bulbs with another brand in my home. I am informing all of my co-workers, family and friends not to use this brand. My teenage son is often alone and being a teenager I’m not sure he would have even looked up from his computer before the curtain next to the lamp would have caught fire.
- Model
- 18/
ELS-M 2700K - Serial number
- E176533
- Bought from
- I DONT KNOW
- Bought
- Feb 14, 2010, about then
- Where
- Placerville, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand GREENLITE, made or sold by Greenlite Lighting Corporation (USA)
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Unspecified
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No one hurt Made Dec 15, 2011, sent to the company Dec 22, 2011, published by CPSC Jan 9, 2012
The product, in the report: Greenlite brand compact CFL bulb - 19W/EKS-U/1; 19W, 120V, 60Hz, 350mA. US UL Listed 53SJ. Product #E176533 self-ballasted lamp - Made in China. Energy Star Rated
Compact CFL bulb smoldered while in fixture. No external flame, but where buld goes into ballast the are charing marks.
- Model
- Self Ballasted Lamp Product #E176533
- Serial number
- E176533
- Bought from
- Grocery Store, California
- Bought
- Sep 1, 2010, about then
- Where
- Unspecified: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Greenlite, made or sold by Greenlite Lighting Corporation (USA)
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Nov 23, 2011, sent to the company Dec 1, 2011, published by CPSC Dec 15, 2011
The product, in the report: This is what it says on an identical bulb (I didn’t want to touch the one that was burned for safety reasons): Listed 22KJ SELF-BALLASTED LAMP E 176533 FCC ID: N6AF JEE 0404 P40 GREENLITE 18W/ELS-M 2700K 120V 60Hz 290mA
I was in my living room when I smelled something like it was burning. I followed the smell with my nose until I finally found it. I had to look up at my light in my bedroom to see a CFL light bulb melted. It had melted and had burn spots on it. The smell was pretty strong, so I opened the window. I’m lucky it didn’t cause a fire, but it could very well have. Here is a link to the photo I took of it still attached to the socket: [REDACTED]
- Where
- Ontario, Oregon: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Greenlite, made or sold by Greenlite Lighting Corporation (USA)
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Oct 29, 2011, sent to the company Nov 4, 2011, published by CPSC Nov 21, 2011
The product, in the report: Energy Star Self-Ballasted Lamp Bulb
This morning we noticed smoke coming from our kitchen light. One of our GREENLITE 18W/ELS- M 2700K 120V 60Hz290mA was actually smoking / buring. We immediately turned off the light and pulled the bulb once it had cooled down. We were shocked to see the burn marks on the bulb where the glass enters into the fixture base. Our entire home has these types of bulbs and we are now terrified that these bulbs are defective and may cause a major fire hazard in our home!
- Model
- 18W/
ELS- M 2700K 120V 60Hz290mA - Serial number
- E176533
- Bought from
- Lighting Store
- Bought
- Aug 7, 2007
- Where
- Willoughby, Ohio: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand GREENLITE, made or sold by Greenlite Lighting Corporation (USA)
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Hurt, care not known Made Sep 15, 2011, sent to the company Sep 22, 2011, published by CPSC Oct 14, 2011
The product, in the report: Last evening, September 14th, at approximately 6pm a lamp with a compact fluorescent bulb in our lower family room came on and started smoking. The lamp gave off a burning electronics smell and set off all of the smoke detectors in our home. My wife immediately disconnected the lamp. After we cleared the house of the smoke using our whole house fan, I examined the lamp and discovered that the compact fluorescent bulb had a circular burn hole approximately 1/2 inch in diameter in the base. We were fortunate that we were home at the time as we were about to leave to go out for dinner and this event could have caused a fire in the lower level of our home. I have since replaced the bulb with another by different manufacturer and the lamp works fine. The burned compact fluorescent bulb was made by Greenlite Lighting Corporation, 10 Corporate Park, #100, Irving CA 92606. Please contact me by email or phone at [REDACTED] if you require additional information or want the burned out bulb. Thank you. [REDACTED]
Last evening, September 14th, at approximately 6pm a lamp with a compact fluorescent bulb in our lower family room came on and started smoking. The lamp gave off a burning electronics smell and set off all of the smoke detectors in our home. My wife immediately disconnected the lamp. After we cleared the house of the smoke using our whole house fan, I examined the lamp and discovered that the compact fluorescent bulb had a circular burn hole approximately 1/2 inch in diameter in the base.
We were fortunate that we were home at the time as we were about to leave to go out for dinner and this event could have caused a fire in the lower level of our home. I have since replaced the bulb with another by different manufacturer and the lamp works fine.
The burned compact fluorescent bulb was made by Greenlite Lighting Corporation, 10 Corporate Park, #100, Irving CA 92606. Please contact me by email or phone at [REDACTED] if you require additional information or want the burned out bulb. Thank you.
[REDACTED]
- Where
- North Kingstown, Rhode Island: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Greenlite, made or sold by Greenlite Lighting Corporation (USA)
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Level of care not known
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No one hurt Made Aug 15, 2011, published by CPSC Sep 7, 2011
The product, in the report: Compact fluorescent light bulb. 23 watts.
Light bulb in restroom burnt out and we started to smell something burning. We turned off the light and inspected the bulb. The compact fluorescent bulb showed signs of burning and melting at the point where the curved glass meets the plasic base (I am including two pictures).
- Model
- E176533 53SJ
- Bought from
- Fry’s Electronics
- Bought
- Feb 1, 2011, about then
- Where
- Temecula, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Greenlite, made or sold by Greenlite Lighting Corporation (USA)
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Jul 9, 2011, published by CPSC Jul 29, 2011
The product, in the report: CFL bulb, 60W equivalent
Greenlite compact fluorescent light bulb burned out by literally burning around its base. I saw actual sparks and small flames when it happened, and when it was done, the base was charred and there was a strong chemical smell permeating two floors of our house four hours.
I’ve actually seen this happen with several Greenlite CFL bulbs, but this was by far the worst case, so I decided to take pictures of the bulb and file this report, although it has taken me a while to find the time to do so.
I am concerned both about the potential for one of these bulbs to cause a fire when it burns out, and by the potential for toxic chemicals like mercury to be released into the air.
- Model
- 13W/
ELS-M 2700K - Where
- Brighton, Massachusetts: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Greenlite, made or sold by Greenlite Lighting Corporation (USA)
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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First aid Made Jul 2, 2011, published by CPSC Jul 26, 2011
The product, in the report: Greenlite 18w/ELS-U 2700k 120v 60Hz 290mA flourescent light bulb Listed 22KJ self-ballasted Lamp E176533
Yesterday was the second time that a Greenlite flourescent light bulb started to catch fire in our home upon burning out. Luckily, I was sitting under it when I heard it fizzle out. My husband and I looked up and saw sparks and smoke coming from the bulb and socket, plus we could hear sizzling sounds.
There was a strong odor that caused me to have an immediate negative reaction for which I had to take my asthma and allergy medicine.
My husband turned off the power and when the bulb had cooled, he removed it. This is the second time a Greenlite bulb has caught fire upon burning out. The bulbs are only 1 year old!
- Model
- 18W/
ELS-U 2700K - Bought from
- Big Lots, California
- Bought
- Mar 1, 2010
- Where
- El Dorado, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 40, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Greenlite, made or sold by Greenlite Lighting Corporation (USA)
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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No one hurt Made Jun 30, 2011, published by CPSC Aug 15, 2011
The product, in the report: 18W IELS-M 2700 K 120 V 60 Hz 290 rnA Q29 Fluorescent Light Bulb Self-Ballasted Lamp (Energy Star)
The ceiling fan has two compact fluorescent light bulbs in it and was operating for about 60 minutes when one of the light bulbs burned out. About 15 minutes later, I smelled a terrible electrical burning smell and my husband and I determined it was coming from the ceiling fan. He removed the globe and used gloves to remove the very hot fluorescent light bulb. When the bulb cooled offwe noticed the spiral tubes were at an angle because the base where they were connected had melted and had turned black. The air in the house smelled horrible for several hours. There was a scorch mark on the housing of the globe. If we hadn’t been home, it could have caused a fire and our house could have burned down.
- Bought
- May 15, 2009, about then
- Where
- Merced, California: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- made or sold by Greenlite Lighting Corporation (USA)
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Jun 17, 2011, published by CPSC Jul 12, 2011
The product, in the report: Compact fluorescent light bulb. The bulb says E176533 Greenlite 23W/ELS-M/Z 2700K 120V 60HZ 390 mA T33.
Last night we started noticing a burning electrical smell in our kitchen area. We did not know where it was coming from so I turned off the lights and the electrical breakers and called an electrician. While waiting for the electrician to come out turned the breakers on and still no smell. Then when I turned on the lights I started to smell the burning electrical smell. It turns out that inside one of my hanging light fixtures I started to see a small amount of smoke. Not sure if there are any safety recalls about this bulb but just wanted to let you know about it. I believe I purchased it a Ralphs Supermarket Mira Mesa (San Diego, CA) in 2007.The bulb says E176533 Greenlite 23W/ELS-M/Z 2700K 120V 60HZ 390 mA T33.
- Model
- E176533 Greenlite 23W/
ELS-M/ Z 2700K 120V 60HZ 390 mA T33. - UPC
- 635279385185
- Bought from
- Ralphs Supermarkets, California
- Bought
- Jun 1, 2007, about then
- Where
- San Diego, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Greenlite, made or sold by Greenlite Lighting Corporation (USA)
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Jun 4, 2011, published by CPSC Jun 27, 2011
The product, in the report: GREENLITE 23W/ELS-M/A 2700K 120V 60Hz 330mA E 176533 FLUORESCENT SELF-BALLASTED LAMP 61Y6
On Friday, 06/03/2011 at approximately 7:00PM in the evening, my youngest daughter and I noticed the smell of “burning electronics” in our kitchen. I quickly turned off the stove, and a shout brought the rest of the family in to the kitchen to track downt he smells source.
We located the source. It was a CFL in our ceiling fan. We quickly turned off the ceiling fan lights and waited for everything to cool. I then inspected the lights and found that one of them had melted/burned at the point where the fluorescent tubes attach to the base. The base is normally an off white, but was now orange to purplish-brown, and clearly burned/melted.
The information printed on the base of the CFL is as follows: GREENLITE 23W/ELS-M/A 2700K 120V 60Hz 330mA E 176533 FLUORESCENT SELF-BALLASTED LAMP 61Y6
I inspected the other two CFLs in the ceiling fan. Anothe one of the same manufacturer/model was showing signs of burning/melting. The third CFL in the fan was a different manufacturer/model and had no signs of problems.
Inspecting the rest of the CFLs in the house, I found two other GREENLITE units (same mode) that were showing signs of discoloration at the base, turning orangish, but not the signs of melting yet.
The other CFLs in the (different manufacturers) did not have signs of this problem.
Additional Information: ------------------- These CFLS are not new. They have probably been installed for more than a year.
3 of the 4 CFLS were installed in ceiling fixtures so they where inverted, with the base at the top and the ‘bulb’ at the bottom.
I have digital pictures of the units, and will hold on to them for a few weeks in the event that you wish to analyze them.
- Model
- 23W/
ELS-M/ A 2700K - Where
- Sunnyvale, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 6, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand GREENLITE, made or sold by Greenlite Lighting Corporation (USA)
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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