About the Recalled Products
The recall covers RSX Luminaires paired with four adjustable tilt arm mounting configurations: the AASP (square pole mount), AARP (round pole mount), AAWB (wall bracket), and AAWSC (wall bracket with conduit box). Affected units were manufactured during two production windows — August 2019 through July 2020, and August 2024 through April 2026 — and were sold through commercial electrical distributors nationwide, including Turtle & Hughes Inc. and Consolidated Electrical Distributors, at prices ranging from $400 to $2,200.
Latest Updates
The CPSC announced the recall on October 22, 2026, after Lithonia received 13 reports of mounting knuckle failures and four confirmed reports of RSX luminaires falling from their installed positions [1]. No injuries have been reported as of the recall announcement, and the Fast Track designation reflects Lithonia’s agreement to provide free professional repair — a qualified technician will replace the defective mount with a new complete adjustable arm assembly at no cost to the owner [2]. Until the repair is completed, facility owners and managers should keep people clear of the area beneath any installed RSX luminaire with an affected tilt arm mounting [3].
A Knuckle Failure in a Commercial Outdoor Fixture
The RSX series is a commercial-grade outdoor LED luminaire designed for parking lots, roadways, building perimeters, campuses, and other high-traffic exterior applications. The adjustable tilt arm mounting is intended to let installers angle the fixture between 0 and 90 degrees above horizontal to direct light coverage — a standard feature for area lighting installations where precise beam aiming is required.
The defect lies in the knuckle of the mounting arm: the articulating joint that holds the luminaire at its set angle can fail, releasing the fixture entirely from the arm. An RSX luminaire installed on a commercial pole or wall bracket at height poses a serious impact hazard to anyone in the area below when the mounting gives way without warning.
High-Traffic Installation Settings
RSX luminaires with adjustable tilt arm mountings are installed in settings that, by design, see regular pedestrian and vehicle traffic — parking structures, building entrances, walkways, loading docks, and street-level corridors. These are not fixtures mounted in unoccupied mechanical spaces; they are overhead in locations where employees, customers, tenants, and the public routinely pass beneath them.
A fixture that falls in a parking lot or building entrance during peak hours — when foot traffic is highest and individuals are least likely to notice a structural failure in a pole-mounted luminaire overhead — creates a serious risk of crush injury or death. The four confirmed falls reported to Lithonia before the recall was announced each represent an incident in which a large commercial fixture reached the ground with no fatality only by circumstance.
Two Production Windows Spanning Seven Years
The recall covers fixtures manufactured across two distinct production periods: August 2019 through July 2020, and August 2024 through April 2026. The seven-year span between the start of the first manufacturing window and the end of the second means the defective mounting design was present in production both before and after a multi-year gap — suggesting that the underlying engineering deficiency was not identified and corrected between the two production runs.
Fixtures from the 2019–2020 manufacturing window have been installed and in service for up to seven years, exposed to weather cycling, thermal expansion, vibration from wind loads, and the gradual mechanical fatigue that affects mounting hardware in outdoor commercial applications. Units from the more recent 2024–2026 window may be at an earlier stage of that stress accumulation — but the four confirmed falls reported across both populations demonstrate that the knuckle failure is not limited to aged hardware.
Commercial Distribution Through Electrical Contractors
The RSX luminaires were sold exclusively through commercial electrical distributors — not through consumer retail channels — meaning the end users are facility owners, property managers, municipalities, universities, and commercial developers whose procurement goes through licensed electrical contractors. An individual standing beneath a recalled RSX fixture in a parking lot or on a campus walkway had no direct knowledge of the product’s specification, its manufacturing date, or the mounting type installed overhead.
Identifying which installed fixtures carry the affected mounting types requires a physical inspection of the mounting arm assembly or a review of purchase records — neither of which is available to a pedestrian or parking lot user who simply walks beneath the light.
Reported Incidents
Lithonia received 13 reports of RSX luminaire mounting knuckle failures and four reports of fixtures falling from their installed positions prior to the October 22, 2026 recall announcement. No injuries were reported in connection with any of the four confirmed falls.
Can I File a Lawsuit?
If you were struck or injured by a falling Lithonia RSX luminaire equipped with an AASP, AARP, AAWB, or AAWSC adjustable tilt arm mounting, you may have a product liability claim against Lithonia Lighting and Acuity Brands. Contact an attorney promptly, as state filing deadlines apply.
What to Do Now
Facility owners and property managers should immediately identify any RSX luminaires installed with AASP, AARP, AAWB, or AAWSC adjustable tilt arm mountings and keep people clear of the area beneath them until the mounts are replaced. Contact Lithonia Lighting at 855-307-2454 (Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. ET) or visit lithonia.acuitybrands.com (click “Recalls” at the bottom of the page) to confirm whether your fixtures are included in the recall and to schedule free professional repair.
References
1. https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2027/Lithonia-Lighting-Recalls-RSX-Luminaires-with-Adjustable-Tilt-Arm-Mountings-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-from-Impact-Hazard
2. https://www.electricalmarketing.com/news/technology/article/20914286/lithonia-recalls-led-fixtures
3. https://tedmag.com/?p=195106