Feit Electric flashlights and lanterns
3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Aug 4, 2021. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 3reports to CPSC
- Aug 4, 2021the latest report was made
- Jul 27, 2015the earliest
- 2with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Feit Electric
- Maker
- Feit Electric Company, Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Flashlights and lanternsCPSC’s product type: Flashlights or Battery-powered Lanterns (code 639), in Yard & Garden: Outdoor Lighting
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2021 | 1 |
| September 2020 | 1 |
| July 2015 | 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 Aug 4, 2021, sent to the company Aug 6, 2021, published by CPSC Aug 20, 2021
The product, in the report: Feit Electric https://www.costco.com/feit-rechargeable-led-headlamp%2C-2-pack.product.100526075.htm Model Item #1377725l
In July I decided to use our new Feit headlamps that we had purchased from Costco (https://www.costco.com/feit-rechargeable-led-headlamp%2C-2-pack.product.100526075.html). My husband had already gone to bed and I wanted to read in bed for awhile. It was too bright to wear it on my head so I put the headlamp next to me on the bed. After reading just one or two pages I noticed a burning smell and looked around the room. There was smoke coming from my sheets! The headlamp was burning my sheets, and when I quickly picked it up, it was extremely hot to the touch. Attached is a photo of the burn marks on my bed sheet.
- Model
- Item #1377725
- Bought from
- Costco
- Bought
- Apr 1, 2021
- Where
- Denver, Colorado: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 38, Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Feit Electric, made or sold by Feit Electric Company, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Sep 18, 2020, sent to the company Oct 20, 2020, published by CPSC Nov 10, 2020
The product, in the report: Rechargeable Led Lights 3 piece set (Black)
I purchased this item because the flashlights are rechargeable and my kids always have a flashlight so they can use in the middle of the night when they get up to drink water, my youngest son was checking to see how bright the room looked with the multi-use headlamp and he was trying out the 3 color lights on the side of the headlamp light. The flashlight was on and the lamp dropped on the couch and burned a hole in the fabric, all three flashlights get really hot in such a short time, even though that is not an excuse because the current flashlights that my kids have do not get hot at all. No flashlight should start getting hot when turned on. This product should be checked, it could be a serious fire hazard. Nowhere on the package does it state that it gets hot when on.
- UPC
- 01780172360
- Serial number
- 1600202
- Bought from
- Costco Wholesale
- Bought
- Sep 12, 2020
- Where
- Unspecified: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 13, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand FEIT Electric, made or sold by Feit Electric Company, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Jul 27, 2015, sent to the company Aug 6, 2015, published by CPSC Aug 20, 2015
The product, in the report: Feit Electric, Model Number 72328, Ultra Bright 500 Lumens High Performance LED Flashlight with Sliding Zoom, Black
Purchased flashlight new on 7-25-2015. Installed 3 new [REDACTED] C-cell batteries purchased along with the flashlight. Flashlight has ‘high’ and ‘low’ intensity settings along with a couple of strobe settings. Turning the flashlight on and selecting brightness or strobe is done through a press and release tail switch. There is no tactile or visual feedback from the switch regarding whether the flashlight is ‘on’ or what mode it is in. On ‘low’, the flashlight performed as expected. When on ‘high’, the flashlight would go out after a few seconds. Clicking the switch to return to the ‘off’ setting and clicking again would turn the flashlight back on for a few more seconds then it would go off again. I repeated this cycle several times. Eventually I decided that I wanted to find out whether the flashlight would come back on after shutting itself off if left alone for a period of time. I turned the flashlight on in the ‘high’ setting and laid it on my desk. I got distracted and several minutes later when I went to pick up the flashlight it was burning hot - Far too hot for me to hold it. I don’t know whether alkaline batteries can explode but I was afraid they might. I went and got safety goggles and several rags. I wrapped the rags around the flashlight to try to contain whatever might happen and slowly unscrewed the flashlight’s tail cap to remove the batteries. The flashlight and the batteries eventually cooled down to room temperature. I am concerned that this flashlight posed a risk of bodily injury in the form of burns and a risk of a house fire.
- Model
- 72328
- UPC
- 1780172328
- Bought from
- Jabo’s Ace Hardware, Texas
- Bought
- Jul 25, 2015
- Where
- Fort Worth, Texas: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Feit Electric, made or sold by Feit Electric Company, Inc.
- Reports CPSC links to it
- 20150731-32E7C-1502474
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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