TCP light bulbs
3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Jan 31, 2019. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 3reports to CPSC
- Jan 31, 2019the latest report was made
- Nov 21, 2012the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- TCP
- Maker
- Technical Consumer Products, Inc (TCP)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 |
|---|---|
| January 2019 | 1 |
| October 2014 | 1 |
| November 2012 | 1 |
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.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Jan 31, 2019, sent to the company Feb 25, 2019, published by CPSC Mar 12, 2019
The product, in the report: TCP lighbulb. 60w equivalent. Product markings on base cap: SKU# 784-374; Model EDA-14; 120V 60Hz; 14w 200A; V# 42836. Customer Service 1-800-771-9335. Additional # printed elsewhere on base: 0402 Damaged light bulb was identified by comparing partial markings still visible (manufacturer’s customer service phone number) on damaged product with another light bulb in use.
Light bulb was installed in an enclosed globe fixture located in a roofed and weather-protected exterior location. The light bulb caught fire. The start of ignition location on the light bulb is easily identified. Flame scorched the interior of the fixture’s globe, melted the base of the light bulb, melted and destroyed the fixture socket and fixture wires and heavily scorched the fixture and light bulb. Internal components of the light bulb melted and extruded from the base.
Other than to the fixture, further property damage was avoided. The damaged product was identified by another light bulb in use with the same shape and appearance as well as the same markings and identifying information (manufacturer’s customer service phone number) appearing on the base of both the damaged and undamaged light bulbs. All known TCP brand products have since been removed from service.
- Model
- EDA-14
- Bought from
- Home Depot
- Where
- Novato, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 62, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand TCP, made or sold by Technical Consumer Products, Inc (TCP)
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Oct 14, 2014, sent to the company Oct 22, 2014, published by CPSC Nov 5, 2014
The product, in the report: TCP, Inc. self-ballasted fluorescent lightbulb, 14 watts. 120 v, 60 hz
About a week ago, a fluorescent lighbulb exploded in my open fixture, spraying shards of glass below in a wide area, close to the desk where my children do homework. Chemical fumes spread through the house. I recovered whyat remained of the bulb, still in the fixture. The spiral itself had black marks on the outside, as if it had been burned. There were fabric=like filaments sticking out of the base of the bulb. I gathered hundreds of tiny pieces of glass from the rug, floor and bench below. I called the company, who told me to bag the damaged bulb and to very carefully retrieve all fragments. The bulb was one of 10 ceiling bulbs in this room. It was the first time I’ve ever seen this happen.
- Model
- 2R2014DIM
- Bought from
- NSTAR (utility)
- Bought
- Jan 1, 2011, about then
- Where
- Lexington, Massachusetts: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 13, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand TCP, made or sold by Technical Consumer Products, Inc (TCP)
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Nov 21, 2012, sent to the company Dec 13, 2012, published by CPSC Dec 31, 2012
The product, in the report: TCP 14watt 2700k light bulb. Model # EDXO-14
I had a person stop by our office with a table lamp that had caught fire. this lamp was on his sons night stand in his bedroom. The father was able to unplug the lamp and remove from the home before there was any damage done to the home. This lamp has a CFL light bulb in it made by TCP. This bulb does have a scorch mark on the base.
- Model
- EDXO-14
- Where
- Unspecified: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand TCP, made or sold by Technical Consumer Products, Inc (TCP)
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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