Kobalt trouble lights or extension work lights
2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Jul 7, 2025. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
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- 2reports to CPSC
- Jul 7, 2025the latest report was made
- Feb 17, 2013the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Kobalt
- Maker
- LF, LLCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Trouble lights or extension work lightsCPSC’s product type: Trouble Lights or Extension Work Lights (code 877), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Tools & Hardware
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)
“Kobolt”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| July 2025 | 1 |
| February 2013 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No incident, no one hurt 1 CPSC: No Incident, No Injury
- Not said 1 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.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No incident, no one hurt Made Jul 7, 2025, sent to the company Jul 10, 2025, published by CPSC Jul 24, 2025
The product, in the report: Kobolt 415-Lumens Led Battery- operated Rechargeable Handheld work light
my kobolt light 415 lumens led battery-operated rechargeable handheld work light product no. 3626912, purchased on 12//09/2023 at [REDACTED] model number CT9015. Caught fire on 6/05/2025. it burnt my wall and plug wires, my desk and my diabetic gluco kit and when thrying to put out fire, because fire would not go out it burnt a hole in the bathtub, it took a long time to put out the fire. we had to throw it out in grass, the light stayed on and everything around it melted.
- Model
- CT9015
- Bought from
- lowes mt pocono, pa, Pennsylvania
- Bought
- Dec 9, 2023
- Where
- TOBYHANNA, Pennsylvania: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 60, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Spouse
- As this report names them
- Brand Kobolt, made or sold by LF, LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- No Incident, No Injury
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Not said Made Feb 17, 2013, sent to the company Mar 13, 2013, published by CPSC Mar 27, 2013
The product, in the report: This is a general all-purpose, indoor/outdoor, two-bulb halogen worklamp with an included AC outlet. Kobalt 750-Watt Halogen Work Light, Model KBL750WHL, Lowe’s Product Number 326183.
Purchased a “Kobalt 750-Watt Halogen Work Light” from a local Lowe’s store. Lowe’s Item Number 326183, Kobalt Model Number KBL750WHL.
Bought this lamp expecting it would be perfect for the price -- is _not_ designed to dissipate heat output. The ceramic adhesive binding the quartz tube to the bulb base on the included bulbs begins to burn in about 20 minutes under 500/750W operation; the plastic along the top edge of the lamp begins to soften and burn as well. Emits visible, continuous upwards smoke trail and burned plastic smell. Additionally, a grey smoke residue builds on the inside glass window, exasperating the problem due to internal heat/light reflection.
No mention of this in the included manual, although others have reported similar problems online. No modifications made and I’ve followed all documentation to the letter.
I have not contacted Kobalt customer support -- problems of this nature are more serious and this lamp should simply be recalled.
- Model
- KBL750WHL (Receipt) /
KBLT750WHL (Label) - UPC
- N/
A - Serial number
- N/
A - Bought from
- Lowe’s, Ohio
- Bought
- Feb 11, 2013
- Where
- Westlake, Ohio: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Kobalt, made or sold by LF, LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Unspecified
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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