Check Whether Your Metalux OHB Fixture Is Recalled

The Metalux high-bay recall covers OHB-60SE, OHBL-60SE, and OHBL-100SE, but only within the date-code range assigned to each catalog number. If both entries on the fixture label match, stop using the light immediately and contact Cooper Lighting for the free recall remedy.

The action is CPSC Recall No. 26-599, announced July 2, 2026. Official notices call the model identifier a catalog number or SKU. Recall status depends on that complete identifier—not merely the Metalux name or OHB product family—and the production date printed on the label.

Pick the catalog number and enter the label date code; the checker shows the published recall status and remedy.

The Three Recalled Catalog Numbers Have Different Date Ranges

The official CPSC recall notice lists these eligibility windows:

Catalog Number	Affected Date Code	Remedy
OHB-60SE	April 2020–December 2022	Fixture replacement
OHBL-60SE	October 2022–May 15, 2025	Inspect, then repair or replace as needed
OHBL-100SE	October 2022–May 15, 2025	Inspect, then repair or replace as needed

Both criteria must match. An OHB-60SE produced in 2023 is outside the published scope even though its catalog number appears in the recall. An OHBL-60SE dated 03/10/24 matches both criteria.

Cooper Lighting states that no other OHB SKUs are included. A similar name, housing, output, lens, or mounting arrangement does not extend the recall to another product.

The fixtures were sold from April 2020 through May 2025, but that sales period is not a universal date-code range. In particular, the OHB-60SE eligibility period ends in December 2022, while the two OHBL ranges begin in October 2022.

Stop Using a Fixture That Matches Both Entries

For a confirmed match:

1. Stop using the fixture immediately.
2. Do not diagnose, modify, or attempt an unofficial repair.
3. Record its exact physical location and operating status.
4. Contact Cooper Lighting to begin the official recall process.
5. Use appropriately qualified personnel if identification requires elevated access or opening an installed fixture.

If records suggest that a fixture may qualify but its internal label has not been verified, arrange prompt, controlled verification. Do not assign a date code based on another fixture in the same room, purchase order, or installation batch.

Cooper Lighting administers the program and makes the final eligibility and remedy determination. Send the available information to the company if a label is incomplete, damaged, illegible, or inconsistent with facility records rather than guessing.

The Production Label Is Behind the Fixture Tray

The catalog number and date code are printed on a label inside the fixture channel cover, behind the tray. Official recall information says the label is reached by removing two screws. The date code uses the two-digit mm/dd/yy format.

Because these fixtures may be installed over an occupied warehouse or commercial bay, start with facility records. Fixture schedules, lighting submittals, purchasing files, invoices, asset registers, closeout packages, maintenance histories, existing inspection photographs, and contractor records can narrow the search to specific buildings or aisles.

A purchase, invoice, delivery, installation, or renovation date is not the production date code. Records may also contain an abbreviated product family, a copied specification, a substitution, or information applying to an entire order rather than an individual installed light. Use them to locate candidates, not to manufacture missing label data.

If physical access is necessary, do not send an unqualified employee up to open the fixture solely to read its label. Use appropriately qualified personnel and the facility’s applicable access and electrical-safety procedures. Label retrieval is an identification task; it is not authorization to alter wiring, test internal components, secure the LED board, or perform a repair.

When the label can be reached safely, a clear photograph should show the complete catalog number, full date code, other visible identifying information, and enough location context to connect the image to the correct fixture. The available notices do not establish that a photograph is mandatory for every claim.

If the label cannot be read safely, stop and contact Cooper Lighting.

Appearance and Project Records Do Not Establish Eligibility

None of these details proves that a fixture is recalled on its own:

• The Metalux brand name or an OHB family description
• The fixture’s appearance or commercial high-bay location
• A purchase, invoice, delivery, or installation date
• The date of a renovation or lighting project
• Inclusion in an order containing another affected fixture
• The broad April 2020–May 2025 sales period

Letters, hyphens, and suffixes matter. OHB-60SE and OHBL-60SE are separate catalog numbers with different eligibility windows and remedies.

Fixtures next to one another may come from different production runs. A one-fixture-per-row audit prevents one verified label from being applied to an entire room or order.

The Recall Addresses an Overheating and Fire Hazard

The recalled products are Metalux Optimized High Bay LED fixtures intended for indoor commercial structures with high ceilings, including warehouses and commercial bays.

The stated hazard is that the LED board can overheat or come into contact with the lens or nearby combustible material. Cooper Lighting also states that, in some instances, an improperly secured energized board may contact the lens or nearby combustible material.

Approximately 42,000 fixtures are covered. At publication, the firm had received nine reports of fixtures catching fire, with no injuries or property damage reported, according to the SaferProducts.gov record for recall identifier 26599.

Those figures describe reports recorded when the recall was published. The absence of reported injuries or damage does not override the stop-use instruction.

The notices do not explain why only these configurations and date ranges are affected or establish that all three have a single design defect. Do not extend the recall to other fixtures based on assumed internal construction.

OHB-60SE Receives Replacement

An eligible OHB-60SE receives fixture replacement. Owners should not open a covered fixture to decide whether its board looks acceptable. A fixture matching both the catalog and date criteria should enter the official replacement process.

Eligible OHBL-60SE and OHBL-100SE fixtures receive an inspection first. Repair or replacement follows as needed. Cooper Lighting determines the outcome through the recall program; the owner should not try to predict or perform the required work.

The recall provides a free repair or replacement for affected fixtures. The available notices do not establish whether Cooper Lighting will reimburse electrician labor, lift rental, internal facility labor, production downtime, temporary lighting, shipping, storage, or other incidental expenses. They also do not state processing, inspection, repair, or replacement timelines.

Ask the recall administrator about facility-specific costs before authorizing work on the assumption that reimbursement is available.

Start the Claim Through Cooper Lighting

Use Cooper Lighting’s official OHB recall portal, email OHBProgram@cooperlighting.com, or call 800-954-7228. The stated hotline hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET.

Have the fixture location, complete catalog number, date code, and any safely obtained label photograph available. These details can organize the inquiry, but the notices do not establish the exact documents, photographs, serial information, or proof of purchase required in every case. Follow Cooper Lighting’s current instructions.

CPSC formats the action as Recall No. 26-599. The SaferProducts.gov database renders the identifier as 26599 without the hyphen. These are references to the same recall.

Track Multi-Fixture Facilities One Light at a Time

For a warehouse or shop with multiple Metalux high bays, create a separate record for every candidate fixture. Record the building or room, precise bay or aisle position, asset number if used, complete catalog number, date code, current operating status, verification method, and label-photo reference if available.

First flag records containing one of the three listed catalog numbers. Treat those records as candidates until the corresponding production date has been verified. Keep other catalog numbers separate rather than expanding the recall to every Metalux high bay.

Stop using fixtures already confirmed to match both criteria. Record when each was taken out of service and who changed its status. Suspected fixtures without a verified date code should be escalated for controlled assessment, not classified by assumption.

Compare each label against its catalog-specific window. Boundary dates, unreadable labels, and conflicts between a label and facility records should be referred to Cooper Lighting.

Submit matching fixtures through the company’s current process and retain any acknowledgment, ticket, claim, or case number. If one case covers several fixtures, preserve the connection between that case and every fixture record.

For OHBL fixtures, inspection alone does not complete the remedy. Track whether Cooper Lighting assigned repair or replacement, the scheduled work date, completion date, and post-work operating status. Cooper Lighting’s response—not an internal spreadsheet designation—establishes official eligibility and the assigned remedy.