Compare the model on your label, then check any serial numbers, date codes, and exclusions in the notice. A model match alone does not confirm that your unit is included.
The CPSC data does not provide a discrete model-number list for this record. Compare the product description and identification details on the official notice.
The light fixtures measure 22 inches in diameter and are labeled "GUTH LIGHTING, ENVIROGUARD LOW MOUNT" with the catalog number printed on a label on the light fixture.
Which products are included?
The light fixtures measure 22 inches in diameter and are labeled "GUTH LIGHTING, ENVIROGUARD LOW MOUNT" with the catalog number printed on a label on the light fixture. Light fixtures included in the recall are Prismatic Acrylic (ELP), Open Damp (O), 22 inch (2), all reflectors (1-6), all ballast cover types (1-4), 8-lamp-42-watt tube (842T), 120-volt (1) models. The catalog numbers will be shown as ELP-O 2 - (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6) (1, 2, 3 or 4) 842 T-1.
Confirm these details on the official CPSC noticeWhy it was recalled
The lamp can fall out of the lamp socket and strike somebody standing or walking beneath the light fixture, posing a laceration risk if the lamp breaks.
Incidents and injuries
Guth has received reports of about 50 lamps falling from the lamp socket. No injuries have been reported.
Official remedy
Affected owners will be provided with a retention plate to be installed over the lamps to hold them in place. Guth Lighting and their distributors are contacting purchasers directly about this recall program.
Product and sales details
- Brand
- Guth Lighting (division of JJI Lighting Group)
- Manufacturer
- Guth Lighting (division of JJI Lighting Group), of St Louis, Mo.
- Product type
- Light fixtures
- Recall number
- 04-526
- Units
- 1,850
- Manufactured in
- United States
- Sold at / sales period
- Lighting and electrical supply distributors nationwide, from January 1999 through October 2003, for about $350.
Enviroguard 22-inch-diameter Low Mount Open Lighting Fixture
CPSC product type: Lights & Accessories
Recall contact information
For questions or additional information contact Guth Lighting at (314) 533-3200 between 8 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or at customerservice@guthlighting.com
Verify phone numbers, hours, and websites on the current CPSC notice before contacting the firm.