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Product Recall Number: 04-127

Why was Majestic Vermont Castings fireplace remote receivers recalled?

The circuit board can overheat and catch fire, posing a burn and fire hazard.

Majestic Vermont Castings fireplace remote receivers
Here's product recall specific data for Majestic Vermont Castings fireplace remote receivers.

  • Product Recall Number: 04-127

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2004-04-27

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Majestic Vermont Castings fireplace remote receivers

  • Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), CFM Corporation, of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, is voluntarily recalling about 4,300 Majestic Vermont Castings fireplace remote receivers. The circuit board can overheat and catch fire, posing a burn and fire hazard.Name of product: Majestic Vermont Castings fireplace remote receiversUnits: 4,300Manufacturer: CFM Corporation, of Mississauga, Ontario, CanadaHazard: The circuit board can overheat and catch fire, posing a burn and fire hazard.Incidents/Injuries: CFM has received four reports of the remote receivers catching fire and causing minor property damage.Description: Majestic Vermont Castings fireplace remote receivers were sold with the HES40R and HES40 electric fireplaces/stoves and sold as accessory items for CFM DEF33/36, DEF36S2, Addision, DEF26, and HE32EF electric fireplaces and stoves. The recalled remote receivers have the words "Majestic Vermont Castings" on a label affixed to the face of the receiver. Model number ERX15 B can be found on the CSA approval sticker on the back of the remote receiver.Sold at: Fireplace retailers sold these remote receivers nationwide from November 2001 to February 2004 for about $70.Manufactured in: ChinaRemedy: The firm is out of business and a remedy is no longer available.

  • Hazard Description: The circuit board can overheat and catch fire, posing a burn and fire hazard.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Dispose, No Remedy Available

  • Units: 4300

  • Incidents: CFM has received four reports of the remote receivers catching fire and causing minor property damage.

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

  • Sold At: Fireplace retailers sold these remote receivers nationwide from November 2001 to February 2004 for about $70.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: CFM Corporation, of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: China

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed

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