Centex Homes Solar Panels recall: Fire Hazard
Centex Homes Recalls Solar Panels Due to Fire Hazard
Why was Centex Homes Solar Panels recalled?
Fire
What should I do if I have this product?
Centex has contacted directly customers impacted by the recall and performed free installations of new solar panels. Owners of homes with qualifying solar energy systems who have not been contacted by the company should turn off their solar energy systems immediately and contact Centex to schedule the installation of free replacement panels. Contact: Visit www.Centex.com, send an email to [email protected] or send a fax to (800) 917-2201.
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
- SolarSave® roof panels
- Company
- Open Energy Corporation, Inc. and Applied Solar, Inc., of Solana Beach, Calif., are no longer in business., Burlingame Industries, Inc., dba Eagle Roofing Products, located in Rialto, Calif.
- Quantity
- About 240 homes
- Sold at
- Subcontractors hired by Centex Homes, a Nevada general partnership.
- Recall date
- March 25, 2014
- Incidents / injuries
- Two incidents in which roof fires originated in or near the recalled roof panels have been reported. These incidents involve homes sold by Centex. No injuries have been reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves Open Energy 34 watt (OE-34) Solar Panel energy systems sold under the brand name Open Energy SolarSave Roofing Tiles. SolarSave panels replace conventional roof tiles and provide solar power to the building. This recall involves all brown, terracotta and gray OE-34 SolarSave roof tiles installed on new homes sold by Centex Homes ("Centex"). This recall does not include any other solar panels, except for the OE-34 model, installed on homes sold by Centex.