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CPSC, Thomas & Betts Announce Recall of Emergency Exit Signs is CPSC recall #03520, announced on February 5, 2003. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The recalled exit signs were sold under the Lightalarms, Emergi-Lite, and Dynaray brand names and can be installed in either 120-volt or 277-volt applications. Only signs with a red LED and installed in 277-volt applications need to be repaired. These emergency exit signs could be installed in public buildings such as schools, offices and shopping centers to mark an exit in the event of a power failure and loss of lighting. They have a white or black plastic housing and are 13 ½ inches long, 8-3/8 inches high and 2-7/8 inches deep. Recalled units have a raised bead around the edge of the front face and a rectangular rocker switch on the bottom. The product make, model, and date code is located on a label inside the enclosure. The recalled emergency exit signs were manufactured between January 1997 and June 1999. The remedy is building managers with recalled emergency exit signs should contact thomas & betts to request a free repair kit.. Affected brand: Thomas & Betts Corporation of Memphis, TN.
The recalled exit signs were sold under the Lightalarms, Emergi-Lite, and Dynaray brand names and can be installed in either 120-volt or 277-volt applications. Only signs with a red LED and installed in 277-volt applications need to be repaired. These emergency exit signs could be installed in public buildings such as schools, offices and shopping centers to mark an exit in the event of a power failure and loss of lighting. They have a white or black plastic housing and are 13 ½ inches long, 8-3/8 inches high and 2-7/8 inches deep. Recalled units have a raised bead around the edge of the front face and a rectangular rocker switch on the bottom. The product make, model, and date code is located on a label inside the enclosure. The recalled emergency exit signs were manufactured between January 1997 and June 1999.
Affected products
Emergency Exit Signs
Recalled brands
Thomas & Betts Corporation of Memphis, TN
Remedy
Building managers with recalled emergency exit signs should contact Thomas & Betts to request a free repair kit.
Recall date
February 5, 2003
CPSC recall #03520 covers CPSC, Thomas & Betts Announce Recall of Emergency Exit Signs, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on February 5, 2003. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The recalled exit signs were sold under the Lightalarms, Emergi-Lite, and Dynaray brand names and can be installed in either 120-volt or 277-volt applications. Only signs with a red LED and installed in 277-volt applications need to be repaired. These emergency exit signs could be installed in public buildings such as schools, offices and shopping centers to mark an exit in the event of a power failure and loss of lighting. They have a white or black plastic housing and are 13 ½ inches long, 8-3/8 inches high and 2-7/8 inches deep. Recalled units have a raised bead around the edge of the front face and a rectangular rocker switch on the bottom. The product make, model, and date code is located on a label inside the enclosure. The recalled emergency exit signs were manufactured between January 1997 and June 1999.
The CPSC remedy for recall #03520 is building managers with recalled emergency exit signs should contact thomas & betts to request a free repair kit.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
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The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2003/CPSC-Thomas--Betts-Announce-Recall-of-Emergency-Exit-Signs. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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