Safety regulator Announces Recall of Furnaces in California
Recall 01189 · Jul 9, 2001 · Consolidated Industries (formerly Premier Furnace Co.)
30,000
units affected
30,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 01189
- Date
- Jul 9, 2001
- Company
- Consolidated Industries (formerly Premier Furnace Co.)
- Units affected
- 30,000
- Product
- Gas-fired horizontal furnaces commonly called NOx rod furnaces
- Product type
- Furnaces
- Hazard
- Fire
The product
All the furnaces can be identified by the steel rods installed above the burners. The firms participating in this recall are Amana Company, L.P., of Amana, Iowa; Bard Manufacturing, of Bryan, Ohio; Carrier Corporation, of Syracuse, N.Y.; Goettl Air Conditioning Inc., of Phoenix, Ariz.; Goodman Manufacturing Company L.P., of Houston, Texas; Heat Controller Inc., of Jackson, Mich.; and The Trane Company, a division of American Standard Inc., of Tyler, Texas. Private labelers sold these furnaces in California under the following brand names and model numbers, which are written on a label on an outside panel of the furnace. COMPANY NAMETRADE NAME MODEL Amana Company Amana GSE50DN3X GSE75DN3X GSE100DN5X Bard Manufacturing Bard ESG040D36B ESG050D36B ESG060D36B ESG060D48B ESG080D60B ESG100D60B ESG120D60B ESG140D60B ESG050D36D ESG060D48D ESG075D48D ESG080D60D ESG100D60D ISG060D36AX ISG080D48AX ISG100D60AX ISG120D60AX Carrier Corporation Sunburst by Carrier Southern California HAC 040N(D,E, or F)3RXC HAC 050N(D,E, or F)5RXC HAC 050ND3RXD HAC 060N(D,E, or F)4RXC HAC 075N(D,E, or F)4RXC HAC 080N(D,E, or F)5RXC HAC 100N(D,E, or F)5RXC Goettl Air Conditioning Inc.
What can happen
These furnaces pose a substantial risk of fire.
The fix
This recall remedy is no longer available. The firm that announced the recall is out of business.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- Home, hardware and specialty stores, and independent contractors sold these furnaces in California, from January 1983 through December 1992, for about $2,000.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled gas-fired horizontal furnaces commonly called nox rod furnaces?
This recall remedy is no longer available. The firm that announced the recall is out of business.
What is the hazard?
These furnaces pose a substantial risk of fire.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.