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Product Recall Number: 04-098

Why was Sun-Sational Electric Heater recalled?

Electrical connections inside of the heater can become loose. This could cause the metal portion of the heater to become energized, posing a serious shock hazard to consumers.

Sun-Sational Electric Heater
Here's product recall specific data for Sun-Sational Electric Heater.

  • Product Recall Number: 04-098

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2004-03-16

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Sun-Sational Electric Heater

  • Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Lakewood Engineering & Manufacturing Co., of Chicago, Ill., is voluntarily recalling 150,000 Sun-Sational Electric Heaters. Electrical connections inside of the heater can become loose. This could cause the metal portion of the heater to become energized, posing a serious shock hazard to consumers.Name of product: Sun-Sational Electric HeaterUnits: 150,000Manufacturer: Lakewood Engineering & Manufacturing Co., of Chicago, Ill.Hazard: Electrical connections inside of the heater can become loose. This could cause the metal portion of the heater to become energized, posing a serious shock hazard to consumers.Incidents/Injuries: None reported.Description: The recalled "Sun-Sational" Deluxe Radiant heaters have a metallic gray heating element, white base, and red control knobs. The heater has a label at the base that reads, "SUN-sational" and "Warning: Risk of Fire." The oval-shaped heater has an 800 Watt and 1200 Watt setting and has a sensor to alert users of overheating.Sold at: Retail stores nationwide, including Sam's Club, between August 1996 and February 2004 for between $30 and $40.Manufactured in: United StatesRemedy: Consumers should immediately stop using these heaters, unplug, disable and discard them. The firm is out of business, and a remedy is no longer available.

  • Hazard Description: Electrical connections inside of the heater can become loose. This could cause the metal portion of the heater to become energized, posing a serious shock hazard to consumers.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Dispose, No Remedy Available

  • Units: 150000

  • Incidents: None reported.

  • Remedy: Firm no longer in business. Recall remedy no longer available. Discard the product. Do not donate or resell.

  • Sold At: Retail stores nationwide, including Sam's Club, between August 1996 and February 2004 for between $30 and $40.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: Lakewood Engineering & Manufacturing Co., of Chicago, Ill.

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: United States

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed