FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 16, 2000
Release # 00-069
Company Phone Number: (877) 317-9237
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Ken Giles, (301) 504-7052
CPSC, TSI Prime Inc. Announce Recall of Ceiling Light Fixtures
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), TSI Prime Inc., of Coppell, Texas, is voluntarily
recalling about 126,000 ceiling-mounted light fixtures. The light
fixtures can short circuit, posing a fire hazard.
TSI Prime has received three reports of these light fixtures short
circuiting, resulting in scorch marks on ceilings. No injuries have been
reported.
The recall involves a four-bulb, flush-mount ceiling light
fixture. The fixture has an eight-sided glass and brass enclosure. A
sticker on the fixture near the base of one of the light sockets reads,
"MADE IN CHINA," and "E181045." If the light fixture has the E181045
number, call TSI Prime for information to determine if it is part of the
recall.
Wal-Mart and Lowe's stores nationwide sold the light fixtures for
between $16 and $25. Wal-Mart sold the fixtures individually packaged
from February 1998 through March 1999. Lowe's sold the fixtures in two-
packs from January 1998 through January 2000.
Consumers should stop using these lights immediately, and call TSI
Prime to arrange for a free replacement. For more information, call TSI
Prime toll-free at (877) 317-9237 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday
through Friday.
