CPSC, Vornado Air Circulation Systems Announce Recall
CPSC, Vornado Air Circulation Systems Announce Recall of Portable Electric Heaters
Why was CPSC, Vornado Air Circulation Systems Announce Recall recalled?
A faulty electrical connection can cause the heater to overheat and stop working, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should stop using the recalled heaters immediately and contact Vornado to arrange for shipping and a repair, free of charge. Contact: Contact Vornado at (888) 221-5431 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or log on to the company's website at www.vornado.com
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Portable electric whole-room heaters
- Company
- Vornado Air Circulation Systems Inc., of Andover, Kan.
- Quantity
- 1 million
- Sold at
- Retailers and distributors nationwide, as well as Vornado's Web site, sold the heaters, from July 1991 through January 2004, for between $50 and $120.
- Recall date
- August 3, 2004
- Incidents / injuries
- Vornado has received 24 reports of heater fires, though no injuries have been reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
The recalled portable electric whole-room heaters are designed for indoor use and have model numbers 180VH®, VH®, Intellitemp®, EVH®, and DVH®. The model numbers are located on the bottom of each unit. Each heater is about 11-1/2 inches long, 9-1/2 inches wide, and about 12 inches tall; weighs about 6 lbs.; and has the "Vornado" name and symbol on the front.