
Philips Lighting Metal Halide Lamps
The internal wiring can arc causing the lamp to catch fire or the glass to shatter. This poses fire and laceration hazards.
- Fire
- Laceration
- About 8,100 units
- 1 report
- Replacement or Refund
Brand
4 official CPSC notices naming Philips Lighting, 2011–2014, across lighting & ceiling fans, covering at least 2 million units. The most recent: Gray Glass Philips "Lightolier" brand AF4SY Decorative Glass Lens, July 29, 2014.
2 notices where the recalled products are lamps.

The internal wiring can arc causing the lamp to catch fire or the glass to shatter. This poses fire and laceration hazards.

The glue that attaches the glass outer envelope or globe to the body of the lamp can fail allowing the glass outer envelope to fall and strike persons and objects below, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.
One notice where the recalled product is a light bulb.

A lead wire in the bulb's housing can have an improper fitting, which can electrify the entire lamp and pose a shock hazard.
Philips Lighting notices outside the product types above.

The decorative glass lens can shatter and result in falling pieces of glass, posing a risk of laceration to the consumer.
Totals add up the figures the notices state, counting a reannounced or restated recall once. A notice that gives no number adds nothing.
Counted across all 4 notices on file as of October 31, 2026. Each line says how many notices it rests on.
Amazon (1) and The Home Depot (1) are the stores named most often in the 4 notices that say where Philips Lighting products were sold. 2 of the 4 notices mention online sales.
The 4 notices that give a price range from $11 to $50. Half of them name a price of $17.50 or less.
By the 4 notices that give sale dates, half the products were on sale for 2.5 years or less; the longest for 7 years. Half the recalls came within 2.5 years of the first sale; the other half reached products that had been on sale longer.
A replacement in all 4 notices that name a remedy, a refund in 1. Some notices offer more than one.
Laceration is named in 3 of the 4 notices (75%), against 7% of all CPSC notices on file. Then electric shock (1), fall (1), and fire (1).
3 of the 4 notices that describe incidents report at least one. 1 said none had been reported when the recall was announced.
None of the 4 notices lists model numbers. They name date codes or manufacture dates in 4, UPC codes in 3.
Where the notices say the numbers are: “on the white ceramic area at the base of the lamps”.
United States (2), China (1), Mexico (1) and Poland (1), in the 4 notices that name a manufacturing country.
The recall contact each official notice gives, newest first. Contacts can change after a notice is published; the notice itself is the final word.
As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 4 recall notices naming Philips Lighting consumer products between 2011 and 2014, covering at least 2 million units.
No. As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published no recall notice naming Philips Lighting consumer products in 2026. The most recent was announced July 29, 2014 (CPSC 14-242).
Lamps (2), light bulbs (1) and 1 other notice.
“Philips Lighting Recalls EnergySaver and Marathon Compact Fluorescent Dimmable Reflector Flood Lamps Due to Laceration Hazard” (CPSC 11-302), announced August 11, 2011: about 1.9 million units.
None of the 4 notices here lists model numbers, so compare your product with the name, photos, sale dates and any codes each notice gives. No match is not proof that a product is safe.
Each notice names its own recall contact; the contacts for every Philips Lighting notice are listed on this page. For the most recent one, Gray Glass Philips "Lightolier" brand AF4SY Decorative Glass Lens (CPSC 14-242), call (800) 475-9840, go to www.philips.com/recall and email glassaccessory@philips.com.
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