CPSC Recall in 2018: Koehler-Bright Star Recalls Flashlights Due to Explosion Hazard

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 18-204

Date: August 14, 2018

Product Name: WorkSafe 3-D cell flashlights

Recall Description:

This recall involvesWorkSafe 3-D cell flashlights, model number 2224 LED.   The model number is printed at the top right side of the text contained on the flashlight.  The flashlight is safety orange with a black reflector assembly and black end cap and measures about 10.25 inches long by 2 inches in diameter. Only 3-D cell flashlights that do not contain a date code stamped on the body of the units are included in the recall

Hazard Description:

The flashlights are missing an encapsulation on a circuit board component which protects the flashlight from igniting an explosive environment, posing an injury hazard to the user or bystander.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Replace

Units: About 7,500 (In addition, 200 were sold in Canada)

Incidents:

None reported

Sold At:

Koehler-Bright Star Industrial distributors, Grainger and online at Amazon.com from January 2017 through May 2018 for about $21.

Manufactured In:

United States