August 12, 2008
Cooper Lighting is recalling about 9,000 exit and emergency lights. The lights can malfunction and not stay illuminated in the event of a power failure.
The recalled emergency and exit lights are installed in commercial buildings such as hotels and office buildings. The recall includes the following model numbers, which are written on the inside of the removable front cover.
| 12UEL1SD24X | CHEL1WHSDTDM | UEL1WHSDV |
| 12UEL1SD24XTDM | UELBKSD | LPX70RBKDHSD |
| 12UEL1SD24XWH | UEL1BKSDHAZTDM | LPX70RBKDHSD2146 |
| 6CHEL1SD24 | UEL1BKSDTDM | LPX70RWHDHSD |
| 6CHEL1SD24WH | UEL1SD | LPX70RWHDHSD2146 |
| AEL1BKSD | UEL1SDA | LPX70RWHDHSDMRT |
| AEL1BZSD | UEL1SDAV | LPXH70RBKDHSD |
| AEL1BZSDTDM | UEL1SDC | LPXH70RBKDHSD284 |
| AEL1SD | UEL1SDHAZ | LPXH70RBKSD |
| AEL1SDTDM | UEL1SDHAZTDM | LPXH70RWHDHSD |
| AEL1WHSD | UEL1SDTDM | LPXH70RWHDHSD212 |
| AEL1WHSDTDM | UEL1SDV | LPXH70RWHDHSD214 |
| CHEL1BKSD | UEL1WHSD | LPXH70RWHDHSD2146 |
| CHEL1SD | UEL1WHSDAV | LPXH70RWHDHSD284 |
| CHEL1SDTDM | UEL1WHSDHAZ | LPXH70RWHDHSDMRT2139 |
| CHEL1WHSD | UEL1WHSDTDM | LPXH70RWHSD |
The date code is located inside the housing and is formatted as XXXX-DDD-YY. For example, the date code '6746-356-07' means the product was manufactured on the 356th day of 2007. Only products with date codes between the 240th day of 2007 and the 101st day of 2008 are included in the recall.
Authorized distributors nationwide from September 2007 through June 2008. Distributors resold and installed the lights for between $200 and $500. They were made in China.
Cooper Lighting is contacting customers directly and is providing a free replacement product.
For additional information, contact Cooper Lighting at (800) 954-7228 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web sites at www.surelites-lighting.com or www.atlite-lighting.com.
The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
