March 2, 2026
PQL Recalls 186,520 High Bay Fixtures
Recall notice echoes 2024 plastic pin failures at two other lighting brands
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that PQL, Inc. (also known in lighting circles as Premium Quality Lighting) is recalling about 186,520 high bay linear LED fixtures due to a potential fire hazard. The fixtures were manufactured in Hong Kong by Jiangsu Ever-Tie Lighting Co., Ltd., with PQL listed as the importer.
The Simi Valley, California company sold the affected 2-foot and 4-foot fixtures nationwide from January 2016 through June 2025, priced between $50 and $350. According to the CPSC, retaining pins that secure the LED board can degrade in some units, allowing the energized board to come loose and pose a fire risk. One fire has been reported. No injuries.
A Familiar Root Cause
The issue mirrors two significant high bay recalls in 2024. In July 2024, Ohio-based Best Lighting Products Inc. recalled roughly 729,700 LED high bay fixtures after plastic pins securing the LED boards were found to degrade, creating a fire hazard. That recall followed three reported fires and covered products sold from May 2017 through May 2024.
Five months later, in December 2024, NetZero USA voluntarily recalled about 16,000 high bay fixtures for the same basic failure: degraded plastic fasteners allowing LED boards to detach. Seven fire incidents were reported in that case, with no injuries.
We are not suggesting a direct link among the companies. But the pattern is notable. In each case, a low cost internal fastening component failed over time, compromising the stability of an energized LED board.
Scope, Duration, and What Comes Next
PQL’s recall sits between the other two in scale, but its sales window stretches nearly a decade. That long production run means a substantial installed base could be affected across warehouses, gyms, and light industrial facilities.
The remedy is a repair. Customers are instructed to stop using the fixtures and contact PQL for free replacement retaining pins. Consumers are instructed to register their product at https://pqlighting.com/product-recall-notice. As with prior high bay recalls, the logistics will fall largely on contractors and facility teams who must access fixtures mounted well overhead.
We contacted PQL’s owner and founder, Andy Sreden, on Friday. No reply as of press time.
For an industry that has largely solved for efficacy and lumen output, the recurring issue of fastening integrity is becoming harder to dismiss as isolated.
