NuTone Decorator paddle fans
Class II - ModerateWhat Should You Do?
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Recall Details
- Company:
- NuTone
- Reason for Recall:
- Fall
- Classification:
- Class II - Moderate
Products that might cause a temporary health problem, or pose a slight threat of a serious nature.
- Status:
- ongoing
- Hazard:
- Fall
Product Information
Full Description:
March 5, 1992 Release # 92-059 WASHINGTON, DC -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), NuTone, Inc. of Cincinnati, OH, is announcing a voluntary corrective action plan to replace the die cast socket hangers on approximately 310,000 "NuTone" brand paddle fans. The paddle fans involved have a ball and die cast socket ceiling-mounted device. In some cases the die cast mounting bracket may crack, allowing the fan to fall. The fans were manufactured from the Spring of 1983 through the Fall of 1984. They may include the Verandah, Hacienda, Sea Island, Decorator, and Slimline model 36" and 52" fans. The paddle fans sold nationwide through NuTone Electrical Distributors. The CPSC was informed of these potentially unsafe fans by NuTone, Inc., which discovered the problem after receiving a broken socket hanger from a NuTone service station. NuTone reported five incidents of the die cast socket hanger breaking. No injuries were reported. Consumers with the paddle fans are urged to discontinue use. Consumers should not attempt to disconnect or dismantle the fans themselves. NuTone will replace the die cast socket with a sheet metal bracket, free of charge. This bracket will insure that the fan will not fall. Consumers in the continental United States with NuTone paddle fans installed prior to 1986 should call 1-513-527-5100 to receive a safety notice providing instructions and information on the identification and correction of the affected paddle fans. Consumers can also write: NuTone, Madison and Red Bank Roads, Cincinnati, OH 45227, Attention: Paddle Fans. Consumers should specify their name, address and telephone number plus the words "Paddle Fan Corrective Action" in the letter. NuTone will provide a safety notice instruction and the name of a local service organization which will install the replacement bracket free of charge. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is announcing this repair program as part of its mission to protect the public from unreasonable risks of injury and death associated with consumer products. The Commission's objective is to reduce the estimated 28.5 million injuries and 21,600 deaths associated each year with the 15,000 different types of consumer products under CPSC's jurisdiction
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Official Source
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View on CPSC.govCPSC Recall Number: 92059
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NuTone Paddle Fans Corrective Plan NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 21, 1984 Release # 84-052 Voluntary Corrective Action Plan For Paddle Fans Washington, D.C. -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, NuTone of Cincinnati, Ohio today announced a voluntary corrective action plan for approximately 250,000 "NuTone" brand fans manufactured since May, 1983. The Company has received reports of several incidents of fans falling, including 4 incidents involving personal injury. The paddle fans involved have a ball and socket ceiling mounting device. Under certain conditions, the ball may pull through the socket allowing the fan to fall. Only those NuTone paddle fans manufactured and sold after May 1, 1983, are involved in the corrective action plan. MuTone fans can be identified by the name "NuTone" stamped on each of the 4 blade irons which connect the fan blades to the paddle fan. The plan calls for the addition of a retaining ring which will be installed free of charge to all installations containing ball and socket mounting device made on or after May 1, 1983. This ring will prevent the ball from pulling through the socket and will help insure that the fan will not fall. Consumers in the continental United States with NuTone Paddle Fans installed on or after May 1, 1983, should call l-800-543-8687; consumers in Ohio should call l-800-582-2030. All others should write NuTone, Madison and Red Banks Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45227, Attention: Paddle Fans. Give name, address and telephone number plus a simple statement "Paddle Fan Inspection Desired". NuTone will arrange for a service representative to inspect the fan and install the retaining ring. The paddle fans were sold nationwide between May 1983 and July 1984, through NuTone electrical distributors. Information concerning this corrective action plan is also available to consumers by calling CPSC's toll-free Hotline at 800-638-CPSC. The teletypewriter number for the hearing-impaired is (301) 595-7054.