Lithonia RSX Recall: What Commercial Property Owners Need to Do in 2026

What Is the Lithonia RSX Recall of October 2026?

The Lithonia RSX recall is a repair recall announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on October 22, 2026, covering about 11,532 RSX outdoor luminaires mounted on adjustable tilt arms, because the arm’s knuckle can fail and let the fixture fall. As of October 2026, owners should keep the area directly beneath affected fixtures clear and contact Lithonia Lighting to schedule a free replacement arm assembly.

Which fixtures: RSX luminaires on AASP, AARP, AAWB, or AAWSC adjustable tilt arms made from August 2019 to July 2020 or August 2024 to April 2026.

What it costs: The repair is free, and Lithonia arranges a qualified professional to install a new complete adjustable arm assembly.

What to do today: Block off the area under any suspect fixture, then call Lithonia at 855-307-2454 to confirm whether your units are included.

What Lithonia and the CPSC Announced

On October 22, 2026, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission published recall 27-041, a Fast Track recall in which Lithonia Lighting, of Atlanta, Georgia, recalled about 11,532 RSX luminaires with adjustable tilt arm mountings used for commercial outdoor lighting. The knuckle of the arm can fail, allowing the luminaire to drop from its mount and creating a risk of serious injury from impact.

Four mounting styles are included: AASP for square poles, AARP for round poles, AAWB for wall brackets, and AAWSC for wall brackets with a surface-mounted conduit box. The arms let the fixture tilt from 0 to 90 degrees above horizontal. Lithonia has received 13 reports of the arms breaking, including four reports of fixtures falling, and no injuries had been reported as of the announcement.

Here is the recall timeline as published by the CPSC:

Date	Event	Why it matters
August 2019 to July 2020	First manufacturing window for recalled arms	Older installations are included, not just new ones
August 2024 to April 2026	Second manufacturing window	Recent projects and retrofits may be affected
August 2019 to August 2026	Sold through commercial distributors for $400 to $2,200	Owners may never have dealt with Lithonia directly
October 22, 2026	CPSC announces recall 27-041	The free repair is available now

The fixtures were sold through commercial distributors nationwide, including Turtle & Hughes and Consolidated Electrical Distributors, and were made in the United States and Mexico. Lithonia takes recall calls at 855-307-2454 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern, Monday through Friday, and its website lists recall details under a Recalls link at the bottom of the page.

Who Does the Lithonia RSX Recall Affect?

The recall affects owners and managers of commercial properties that use Lithonia RSX luminaires on adjustable tilt arms, including parking lots, shopping centers, office parks, apartment communities, schools, and HOA common areas. Only the AASP, AARP, AAWB, and AAWSC tilt arm mounts are named, and Lithonia confirms whether a specific fixture is included.

Because the fixtures moved through distributors rather than direct sales, the people who need to act are often not the people who bought the lights. A general contractor or electrical subcontractor may have purchased the fixtures for a 2025 build-out, while the property manager who inherited the lot has never seen the paperwork. Construction project managers who installed RSX luminaires on recent projects should notify their clients, and real estate investors reviewing a property should add the recall to their due diligence checklist. Hotels, gas stations, restaurants, and churches with lit lots fall into the same group.

In our commercial lighting work across Central Florida, exterior fixtures rarely get attention until one goes dark, which is why a mounting recall catches owners off guard. A fixture can light up perfectly every night while its arm is close to failing, so working lights are not evidence that a property is safe.

Florida’s afternoon thunderstorms add another reason not to wait, since wind puts repeated stress on every pole-mounted fixture. Properties with mixed lighting brands should still inventory everything, because the brand of each fixture is rarely obvious from the ground. Start with the lights over sidewalks, entrances, and parking stalls, where people spend the most time beneath them.

Why Adjustable Tilt Arms Are a Weak Point

The CPSC notice identifies the knuckle, the pivot that lets the arm tilt, as the part that can fail. It does not publish a root cause, and owners should not guess at one. What the notice does make clear is that the remedy is a new complete adjustable arm assembly, not a field adjustment or a single replacement bolt.

Any adjustable joint concentrates the fixture’s weight and the wind load on one pivot point. When that pivot fails, nothing else holds the luminaire, which is why a mounting defect is an impact hazard rather than a lighting problem. That also explains why the CPSC tells owners to keep the area directly beneath affected fixtures clear instead of simply switching the lights off. Note the tilt angle of each fixture in your records as well, since the recalled arms are designed to tilt up to 90 degrees.

The recall also shows how these problems now surface: through the CPSC’s Fast Track program, which is built for companies that move quickly to announce a remedy. For property owners, the practical lesson is that commercial lighting needs the same records as any other building system: manufacturer, model, mounting type, and installation date for every fixture.

Owners who keep a lighting inventory can answer a recall like this in an afternoon. Owners who do not will need someone to read labels pole by pole. Fixtures installed in the two manufacturing windows, from August 2019 to July 2020 and from August 2024 to April 2026, deserve the closest look, though only Lithonia can confirm whether a specific unit is covered.

What Does the Lithonia RSX Recall Mean for Property Owners in Practice?

In practice, the recall means finding every affected fixture, keeping the area beneath each one clear until the arm is replaced, and scheduling Lithonia’s free repair. The part and installation are covered, but owners still absorb the cost of lost parking, barricades, staff time, and darker areas of the lot while they wait.

Consider a shopping center with 20 RSX luminaires on adjustable arms. At the $400 to $2,200 price range the CPSC lists, those fixtures represent $8,000 to $44,000 in equipment, and the recall replaces the arm, not the fixture. If the owner blocks the stalls under each pole until Lithonia’s contractor arrives, that is 20 zones of lost parking and potential dark spots, which is where security and liability concerns start. Tenants and customers notice blocked stalls quickly, so post a short notice explaining that the work is a manufacturer safety repair.

Turning a fixture off does not remove the hazard, because a fixture that is switched off can still fall. If an owner decides to take a fixture out of service entirely, a licensed electrician should de-energize and secure it so no exposed wiring is left behind.

Documentation matters too. Keep a log of every call to Lithonia, the confirmation for each fixture, and the repair dates. That record answers questions from insurers, tenants, and future buyers. Commercial clients of Super Fast Electric receive priority service, with emergency response within 12 hours, which matters when a fixture is hanging at an angle or a pole is damaged.

How to Check Your Fixtures and Get the Free Repair

Work through these seven steps this week:

1. List every exterior area light. Include pole lights, wall-mounted units, back lots, loading docks, and dumpster enclosures.
2. Identify RSX fixtures and their mounts. Check fixture labels, project submittals, and purchase invoices for the RSX model and the AASP, AARP, AAWB, or AAWSC mount code.
3. Flag the manufacturing windows. Pay closest attention to fixtures purchased in 2019 and 2020 or from August 2024 onward.
4. Clear the area beneath suspect fixtures. Use cones or barricades and reserve the stalls until the repair is complete.
5. Call Lithonia to confirm and schedule. Use 855-307-2454 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern, Monday through Friday, or the Recalls link on Lithonia’s website.
6. Log every confirmation and repair date. Keep the record with your property maintenance files.
7. Inspect the rest of the lighting system. Have a licensed electrician check other poles, arms, connections, and corrosion while the property is already being assessed.

If you cannot tell from the ground whether a fixture uses one of the recalled mounts, do not climb a pole or set a ladder against it. Photograph the fixture and any visible label from a safe distance, or have a licensed electrician with the right equipment read the label for you. Lithonia confirms coverage, so the goal is accurate information to give them when you call.

When we inspect commercial lighting, pairing a recall check with a full exterior inspection saves a second service call and a second disruption to the lot, and it gives you one record covering every fixture on the property.

Common Mistakes After a Lighting Recall

A few predictable mistakes slow owners down after a recall like this one, and most of them come from treating a falling hazard like a lighting outage.

Assuming no injuries means no urgency. Four fixtures have already fallen, and the CPSC still classifies the defect as a risk of serious injury.

Checking only new installations. The first manufacturing window ran from August 2019 to July 2020, so properties built or retrofitted years ago can be affected.

Tightening bolts as a fix. The defect is in the knuckle, and the remedy is a complete replacement arm assembly installed by a qualified professional that Lithonia arranges.

Switching lights off and moving on. A fixture that is off can still fall, so the area beneath it needs to stay clear until the repair.

Waiting for Lithonia to reach out. The fixtures were sold through distributors, so the manufacturer may have no record of your property. Ownership changes since installation make that even more likely, so owners should make the call.

Overlooking wall-mounted units. Two of the four recalled mounts, AAWB and AAWSC, attach to walls, so building-mounted lights near doors and walkways belong on the list too.

Ignoring nearby damage. A recall inspection is a good time to note cracked pole bases, rusted hardware, or loose wiring compartments, which the recall does not cover but a licensed electrician can repair.

Each of these mistakes delays a free repair that starts with one phone call, while the risk under the fixture stays the same.

Recall Repair vs. a Full Lighting Inspection

Super Fast Electric’s commercial team installs and repairs parking lot lighting across 20 Central Florida cities, and our commercial clients, including U-Haul and LA Fitness locations, rely on exterior lighting that stays secure as well as bright. The recall remedy and a full lighting inspection do different jobs, and many properties benefit from both:

Option	What it covers	Cost to the owner	Best for
Lithonia recall remedy	New complete adjustable arm assembly on each confirmed RSX fixture	Free	Every RSX fixture Lithonia confirms
Full exterior lighting inspection	Every pole, arm, fixture, and connection, with written findings	Quoted per property	Properties with mixed brands or older poles
LED retrofit or replacement	New fixtures where existing ones are failing or underperforming	Quoted per project	Lots with dark zones or aging fixtures
No action	Nothing changes	Ongoing falling-fixture risk	Not recommended

The recall fixes one defect on one product. An inspection answers the larger question of whether the lot is safe and adequately lit. If an inspection turns up fixtures worth replacing, our parking lot lighting services cover new LED installations, and our guide to the most purchased LED parking lot lights compares common fixture options. For wiring and other electrical problems on a commercial site, our commercial electrician team handles the repair.

Lithonia’s qualified professional performs the recall replacement itself. Our role is the inventory, the safety measures before the repair, and everything the recall does not cover, under Florida certified electrical contractor license EC13013514, and we can be on site to handle anything electrical the visit uncovers.

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Next Steps

• Replacing older fixtures? Explore our parking lot lighting services.
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• Need a commercial electrician now? See our commercial electrician services.
• Dealing with wiring or pole damage? Start with electrical repair.