General Electric Company ceiling lights and chandeliers
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Mar 14, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.
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- 1report to CPSC
- Mar 14, 2013the latest report was made
- Mar 14, 2013the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- General Electric Company
- Maker
- Jasco Products Company LLCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Ceiling lights and chandeliersElectric light fixtures fixed in placeCPSC’s product type: Electric Chandeliers or Other Attached Light Fixtures (code 628), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Indoor Lighting
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| March 2013 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- 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 Mar 14, 2013, sent to the company Apr 10, 2013, published by CPSC May 1, 2013
The product, in the report: Plug-in halogen linear, linkable light fixture
On November 9th, 2012 I bought a plug-in halogen linear, linkable light fixture from the Home Depot.
This fixture is a trademark of the General Electric Company and is used under a license to Jasco Products Company LLC. See attached photos for more details, including the store receipt.
On December 27th, 2012 this light fixture caused a house fire where I rent. The fire department concluded that the fire was caused by the light fixture.
The fixture is sold with hardware included to mount it on a wall or under-cabinet location. I mounted the fixture on a wall in the bathroom to use as a vanity light.
The design of the fixture (see attached photos) is inherently flawed. After taking a closer look at the fixture I realized how much of a hazard it is.
As I’m sure you know, halogen bulbs get extremely hot, much hotter than incandescent or fluorescent bulbs. In this fixture the bulb is located about 1/4” from a cheap, plastic casing. When the fixture is on for any period of time the plastic overheats.
If any object gets near the fixture and there isn’t enough air circulating around the casing the plastic begins to melt, starting a fire. This is exactly what happened in my bathroom, as evident by the circular hole burnt into my door. The fire was not caused by faulty wiring in the house as evident from the lack of damage to the outlet that the fixture was plugged into.
Luckily someone walking through the neighborhood called the fire department in time to save the house. This fire could have started our entire complex of houses on fire, putting numerous people (and pets) at risk. We are all extremely lucky that no one was injured or killed in this fire.
I signed the lease for this rental on November 1st, 2012, less than two months before the fire. I had just moved to Venice from New York so there was a lapse in my renter’s insurance.
As a result, I had to pay out-of-pocket for a hotel while the house was inhabitable. In addition, I had to pay for food while I was displaced and replacement food, toiletries, clothes and other belongings damaged by the fire and the smoke. I also paid for extra cleaning products, extra clothes washing and I spent days cleaning once the house was semi-habitable.
This fire also caused disruptions in my work. I am a videographer and video editor and I spend a lot of time working from home. I had to literally move my large desktop computer to a hotel in order to try to keep up with work.
This fire has also affected my sense of safety and well-being. I was across the street when the fire occurred and ran home as the fire fighters were walking out of the house with soot on their faces. This fire was bad enough that it put their lives at risk too.
I have had trouble sleeping and I am now constantly assessing the house for fire hazards. All in all, this fire has cost me thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses, and life and work disruptions.
I am writing Home Depot, General Electric and Jasco Products in order to receive compensation for my losses, and I am copying various agencies and businesses in order to increase awareness of this hazardous product.
Thank you all for your time. I look forward to hearing from you.
- Bought from
- Home Depot, California
- Bought
- Nov 9, 2012
- Where
- Venice, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand General Electric Company, made or sold by Jasco Products Company LLC
- 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.
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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