CPSC Recall in 2011: Motion Sensing Wall Switches Recalled by HeathCo due to Electrical Shock Hazard

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.
Recall Number: 12046
Date: November 21, 2011
Product Name: Heath®/Zenith and WirelessCommand® motion sensing wall switches
Recall Description:

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Hazard Description:

When the switches are in the auto mode and the light is off, a small amount of leakage current passes through the electric circuit, including the socket. If consumers fail to disconnect the power at the circuit breaker and make contact with both terminals inside the socket while replacing the bulbs, there is a risk of an electric shock.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

No Remedy Available

Units: About 75,000
Incidents:

None reported

Sold At:

Mass merchants, electrical distributors, hardware retailers and online retailers from August 2007 through August 2011 for between $20 and $25.

Manufactured In:

China