July 6, 2026
Cooper Lighting Recalls 42,000 Metalux High Bay Fixtures
Overheating and loose LED boards of three high-output configurations create potential fire hazards
Cooper Lighting has recalled roughly 42,000 Metalux Optimized High Bay (OHB) LED fixtures after nine reports of the products catching fire, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The recall reaches only the highest-output versions of one well-known high bay family, and it names no injuries or property damage.
Metalux sits among the more familiar brands in commercial and industrial general lighting, which is part of what makes the action worth the attention of distributors, contractors and facility owners. The brand carries more than ten high bay product families across linear forms, UFOs and vapor tights. The recall reaches one of the linear families, and within it, only the brightest configurations.
The affected fixtures were sold through Cooper Lighting authorized distributors nationwide for indoor use in high-ceiling spaces such as warehouses and commercial bays.
This action is not Cooper's first high bay recall in recent memory. In 2024, high bays in the company's LHB family (built for Cooper by OEM supplier Best Lighting Products) were recalled over a separate fire hazard traced to loose LED boards, part of a broader Best Lighting recall that reached more than 700,000 fixtures across the U.S. and Canada. Different product line, different remedy, but it marks two high bay recalls touching the Cooper portfolio in two years.
Which fixtures, and which were spared
Three catalog numbers are named. The OHB-60SE, built from April 2020 through December 2022, sits at the top of the original OHB line at 60,000 lumens. The newer generation OHBL series carries eight lumen packages, and the recall reaches the 60,000-lumen OHBL-60SE and the 100,000-lumen OHBL-100SE, both built from October 2022 through May 15, 2025. The remaining OHBL lumen output options are not part of the action.
The hazard traces to the LED board. On the OHB-60SE, the board can overheat and ignite the lens or nearby combustible material. On the two OHBL models, the board may not be properly secured, allowing the energized board to reach the lens or surrounding material. The remedy follows the model: replacement for the OHB-60SE, inspection and repair or replacement for the two OHBL versions.
Above: Excerpts from a letter sent to customers last week by Cooper Lighting
What the price range says
Cooper listed a selling range of $425 to $950 for the affected fixtures, the figure that reaches end users reading the notice. Lighting people who price high bay work will recognize those numbers as closer to list than to distributor or contractor cost, sitting at the upper end of what these fixtures typically fetch.
It is a familiar approach in a notice written for the end user. The range leaves comfortable headroom above what distributors pay, and few facility owners looking at it are likely to conclude they were charged too much.
Cooper's response
Beyond the govenment recall notice, Cooper has arranged a dedicated recall program, with an online registration form, a claims portal, an FAQ and a recall hotline. Customer materials ask end users to inspect fixtures for a full or partial LED outage, a loose board or discoloration on the lens, and to stop using any fixture showing those signs.
The company has said its technicians will collect written signoff once a repair or replacement is complete. Agents and distributors may file a claim for an end user, though Cooper recommends the end user file directly so the status updates land with the party that owns the ceiling.
We contacted Cooper Lighting for context beyond the notice. The company stated “As part of the recall, affected Professional customers are being contacted to provide guidance on how to register their products for necessary repairs or replacement. We understand that this situation may cause inconvenience to our customers, and we are working diligently to administer the recall.” The spokesperson added, “Cooper Lighting Solutions will always focus on providing lighting solutions that are safe, reliable, and trustworthy.”
What The Recalled Models Share
The containment of this recall to the highest-output models will shape how the industry reads it. Nine fires is enough to move a manufacturer, and Cooper has moved broadly, yet the scope points to a specific band of configurations rather than a problem running through the whole Metalux high bay range.
What the recalled models share is the question Cooper has not answered. The brightest packages in a family tend to carry the largest boards, the heaviest boards, and the most tightly grouped components, any of which could bear on a board that overheats or one that works loose from its mounting. Which of those characteristics, if any, ties the three catalog numbers together is something only the manufacturer can settle, and so far it has not elaborated.
