Safety regulator, APA Marketing Inc. Announce Recall of Home Entertainment Wall Units
Recall 04100 · Mar 17, 2004 · APA Marketing Inc.
400
units affected
400
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 04100
- Date
- Mar 17, 2004
- Company
- APA Marketing Inc.
- Units affected
- 400
- Product
- Encore! Home Entertainment Wall Units
- Product type
- Television Carts/Stands/Entertainment Centers
- Hazard
- Fire
The product
The recalled Encore! Home Entertainment furniture is made of wood with a cherry finish and contains glass door fronts. Although the units were sold in several combinations, the entire entertainment center contains: two piers, a light bridge, a TV cart, and a pair of media storage cabinets. On the back panel of the piers, the name "APA MARKETING" is printed on a label. The black control box is located inside the left pier and mounted next to the tube light in the back.
What can happen
The control box for the touch dimmer lighting mechanism can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
The fix
Consumers should unplug the light fixtures from the outlet immediately and contact APA Marketing or the store where the wall unit was purchased, for a free repair.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- APA Marketing has received one report involving a touch dimmer lighting mechanism that overheated, causing visual fire damage to the entertainment center. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- Retail furniture stores and consumer electronics stores nationwide, from July 2003 to January 2004, for $3,000 for the complete entertainment center. Individually, the piers cost about $700 each, the light bridge is $300, the TV cart is $600, and the media storage cabinet is $700 each.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled encore! home entertainment wall units?
Consumers should unplug the light fixtures from the outlet immediately and contact APA Marketing or the store where the wall unit was purchased, for a free repair.
What is the hazard?
The control box for the touch dimmer lighting mechanism can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
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.