Product Recall Number: 01-036a
Why was 16-inch "PIONEER" brand desk fans recalled?
The fans could overheat during use, and do not have sufficient guards to prevent possible finger entrapment. These fans present electrocution, shock, fire, and finger amputation hazards.
Product Recall Number: 01-036a
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2000-11-20
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: 16-inch "PIONEER" brand desk fans
Description: PRODUCT: Desk Fans - The Morton Paper Co., of Brooklyn, N.Y., is voluntarily recalling about 4,500 desk fans. The desk fan being recalled is a 16-inch "PIONEER" brand. The desk fan is labeled on its base as "PIONEER, 16" DESK FAN, MADE IN TAIWAN". Discount stores in the metropolitan New York area sold these electric fans from April 1999 through June 2000 for about $20. PROBLEM: The fans could overheat during use, and do not have sufficient guards to prevent possible finger entrapment. These fans present electrocution, shock, fire, and finger amputation hazards. INCIDENTS/INJURIES: None reported. WHAT TO DO: Consumers should stop using these fans immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund. For more information, call Morton Paper Co. collect at (718) 417-1717 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
Hazard Description: The fans could overheat during use, and do not have sufficient guards to prevent possible finger entrapment. These fans present electrocution, shock, fire, and finger amputation hazards.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 4,500
Incidents: None reported.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using these fans immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund.
Sold At: Discount stores in the metropolitan New York area sold these electric fans from April 1999 through June 2000 for about $20.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: Taiwan
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed