Product Recall Number: 11104
Why was NESCO American Harvest Gardenmaster Food Dehydrator recalled?
A defective capacitor in the electronic control module can overheat, posing a smoke and fire hazard.
Product Recall Number: 11104
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2011-01-19
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: NESCO American Harvest Gardenmaster Food Dehydrator
Description: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Hazard Description: A defective capacitor in the electronic control module can overheat, posing a smoke and fire hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: New Instructions
Units: About 4,800
Incidents: NESCO received three reports of overheating resulting in smoke or fire. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product and contact NESCO for instructions on how to receive a free electronic control module.
Sold At: National mass merchandisers and retailers and online at www.nesco.com and other websites from July 2009 to January 2011 for about $140.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: The Metal Ware Corporation, of Two Rivers, Wisc.
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed