CPSC, Midwest and GE Announce Recall of Meter Load
CPSC, Midwest and GE Announce Recall of Meter Load Centers
Why was CPSC, Midwest and GE Announce Recall of Meter Load recalled?
Some of these products were sold with loose internal bolt connections, which could result in excessive heat or fire.
What should I do if I have this product?
Midwest and GE have begun contacting all consumers, distributors and the utility companies to locate the affected products. They will repair or replace the product at no charge to the consumers. Contact: For additional information consumers should call the Recall Hotline (866) 665-4544 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.
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
- Meter socket load center
- Company
- Midwest Electric Products, HW 22 North, Mankato, MN 56001, GE Consumer & Industrial, 41 Woodford Ave., Plainville, CT
- Quantity
- 2,754, manufactured from May through August 6, 2004
- Sold at
- Distributed by electrical product distributors.
- Recall date
- November 19, 2004
- Incidents / injuries
- Six units have been returned with overheated connections, and one resulted in a fire that was contained to the product. There have been no injuries reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
The following models are included in this recall: model numbers R256EB1A, R256EB1NA, and R256EB1018A (Midwest) and TSLR1220CSAL (GE). Affected date code range is SAL421 through 432.