LightStrike Blackout Curtains, Part numbers; 610-00008, 610-00009, 610-00019, 610-00020, and 610-00024, used with the LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robots Models: PXUV4D, PXUV5D, LSMUV6-FT, or LSMUV6-SL, for whole room microbial reduction.

Recall Insight

This FDA Devices action (record #Z-1615-2024) was formally reported on May 1, 2024, with the manufacturer initiating the action on March 18, 2024. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Ongoing. XENEX Disinfection Services Inc. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of San Antonio, TX. Federal records indicate 377 units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Blackout curtains are no longer recommended as a protective barrier against UV/Ozone exposure to a bystander standing in the same room, but on the other side of the curtain from where a microbial reduction device UV cyc… Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: US Nationwide distribution in the states of AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NV, OH, OK, OR, TN, UT, WA, WV, WY.. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Devices. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 2 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.