Fire and Safety Hazard Product Recalls |
By PIO / Fire Prevention Officer Scot Best | |
November 30, 2021 | |
The following products were recently recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC): |
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1) Product: Elektron BP-1 Power Handles Hazard: The power handle can short circuit and overheat, posing fire and burn hazards 2) Product: Usines Giant Factories Gas Water Heaters with Emerson control valves Hazard: The heater’s Emerson control valves can fail to close properly, causing soot to accumulate on the burner, posing a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning to consumers. 3) Product: Kubota RTV-X1100C Model Utility Vehicles Hazard: The floor mats on the recalled Kubota utility vehicles can warp or degrade and interfere with the throttle pedal, posing crash and injury hazards. 4) Product: Lambeth Outdoor Metal Torches Hazard: Torch fuel can leak from the top of the torch canister and ignite, posing a fire hazard. 5) Product: Honda Pioneer and Talon ROVs Hazard: The vehicles can lose steering function, posing crash and injury hazards. 6) Product: Goodman Manufacturing Company Evaporator coil drain pans (installed with residential condensing gas furnaces in an up-flow configuration) Hazard: The molded plastic drain pan located at the bottom of the evaporator coil, when installed with a residential condensing gas furnace in an up-flow configuration, can overheat, melt, and deform, posing a fire hazard. 7) Product: AmazonBasics Memory Foam Mattresses Hazard: The mattresses fail to meet the mandatory federal flammability standard for mattresses, posing a fire hazard. |
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