Lithonia Lighting will repair about 11,532 recalled mounts on RSX outdoor light fixtures at no cost, on fixtures that sold for between $400 and $2,200. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall on October 22. The knuckle of the tilt arm can fail and let the fixture fall, creating an impact hazard.
What is being repaired, and what it saves the owner
The recall covers Lithonia Lighting RSX luminaires with AASP, AARP, AAWB and AAWSC adjustable tilt arm mountings, according to the commission’s notice, recall number 27-041. AASP is the square pole mount, AARP the round pole mount, AAWB a wall bracket and AAWSC a wall bracket with a conduit box. The arm lets the fixture tilt from 0 to 90 degrees above horizontal.
The fixtures are commercial products. They were sold through commercial distributors nationwide, including Turtle & Hughes and Consolidated Electrical Distributors, for commercial outdoor lighting, from August 2019 to August 2026. Lithonia is based in Atlanta, and the fixtures were made in the United States and Mexico.
The remedy is a free repair. Lithonia will arrange for a qualified professional to replace the recalled tilt arm mount with a new complete adjustable arm assembly. Lithonia’s own notice calls it a free replacement kit that the company provides and installs.
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Neither notice puts a price on the repair, so the saving is the parts and labor the owner would otherwise pay. The fixture itself is the bigger number. Across 11,532 units, the commission’s $400 to $2,200 price range implies a combined sticker value of roughly $4.6 million at the low end and $25.4 million at the high end, if every unit sold at one extreme.
How many mounts failed, and what has happened so far
Lithonia has received 13 reports of the tilt arm mountings breaking. In four of them the fixture fell. No injuries have been reported.
Thirteen breakage reports against about 11,532 units works out to roughly 0.11 percent, and four falls to roughly 0.03 percent. Those are reports to the company, not a count of every failure in the field. They are the figures the commission published, and they explain why the recall is framed as a hazard that has not yet injured anyone.
The commission still describes the hazard as a risk of serious injury, because the failure point lets the whole luminaire drop from its arm. The notice tells people to keep clear of the area directly beneath a recalled fixture. It gives no other interim instruction.
This is a Fast Track recall, the commission’s label for a recall in which the company has already agreed on a remedy. The commission’s page lists the 11,532 units without a separate Canadian count. The recall is a voluntary one run jointly with the commission, as Lithonia describes it.
Which production dates are affected
The sales window matters for timing. The commission says the fixtures were sold from August 2019 to August 2026, which means units kept moving through distributors until roughly two months before the recall was announced. Owners of recently installed fixtures are therefore inside the recall population, not just those with older hardware.
The commission says the units were manufactured from August 2019 to July 2020, and from August 2024 to April 2026. That is two separate windows with a gap of more than four years between them. Owners are told to contact Lithonia to confirm whether a specific luminaire is included.
Lithonia’s own recall notice gives exact dates for the mountings. It lists August 19, 2019 through July 31, 2020, and August 1, 2024 through June 16, 2026. For the later period it excludes mountings used with RSX1 and RSXF1 luminaires, and it names RSXF fixtures as covered along with RSX.
The two notices end the later window in different months, April and June 2026. An owner with a fixture bought near the end of that period should assume nothing and call. Neither notice gives a label location or serial number range for checking by sight.
How to start the free repair
Lithonia’s recall line is 855-307-2454, toll-free, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern. The company’s customer resources page lists the same number and links a consumer FAQ and the commission’s release. The recall page also carries a Submit Claim link that opens a distributor order wizard.
The notices do not say how long the repair takes or how the installer is scheduled. Anyone with a recalled unit above a door, walkway or loading area should ask about timing when calling. The commission also takes reports of unsafe products at SaferProducts.gov and through its hotline, 800-638-2772.
Because these are business fixtures, the owners most likely to call are facility managers, electrical contractors and property owners. A retiree who owns a small rental or commercial property with pole or wall lights should check the labels. For most households, the recall is a reminder that free fixes exist, and that the larger household savings are usually decided by an application.
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This article was produced with AI assistance and edited for accuracy against the sources linked above.
Warren Cohen is a finance writer based in Phoenix, Arizona, covering personal finance topics including credit, banking, and beginner investing. He earned his degree in business administration from Arizona State University and began his career working in consumer finance, where he gained direct experience with lending and credit systems. He now writes for personal finance websites and fintech platforms, focusing on clear, practical content that helps readers make informed financial decisions.
