Cooper Lighting Emergency Lights Recalled, Could Fail to Illuminate in an Emergency
The hazard
A circuit board in the light could malfunction, preventing the lights from illuminating in the event of a power failure. This could result in a failure to provide adequate lighting to guide building occupants to an exit in the event of an emergency.
Incidents reported: None reported.
What to do now
Cooper Lighting is contacting customers directly and is providing a free replacement product.
Contact: For additional information, contact Cooper Lighting at (800) 954-7228, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, or go to the firm's Web site at www.cooperlighting.com
About this recall
The CC7NCSD Contractor's Choice FasTest™ High Capacity Emergency Lighting Unit is an emergency light installed in commercial buildings. The recalled lights have one of the following model numbers written on the inside of the removable front cover: CC7NCSD - CC7NCSD0 - CC7NCSD0BK - CC7NCSD0TDM - CC7NCSD1MRT CC7NCSD208SM - CC7NCSD214 - CC7NCSD216 - CC7NCSD216TDM CC7NCSD219 - CC7NCSD245 - CC7NCSD279SM - CC7NCSD279SMBK CC7NCSD279SMSQ - CC7NCSD279SMTDM - CC7NCSD279SMV CC7NCSD270TM - CC7NCSD279V - CC7NCSD208SMSQ - CC7NCSDAV CC7NCSDSQ - CC7NCSDBK - CC7NCSDMRT - CC7NCSDMRT2142TDM CC7NCSDMRT2142V - CC7NCSDMRTV - CC7NCSDSQ245 - CC7NCSDMRT2142 CC7NCSDSQTDM - CC7NCSDTDM - CC7NCSD208SMSQ Only products with date codes between 12-2005 and 03-2007 are subject to the recall. The date code appears on the circuit board next to the battery pack and is depicted as MM-YYYY-WW. For example, a product manufactured in the third week of August would have the date code "08-2006-03."
Product photos
Photos: U.S. CPSC