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Product Recall Number: 12-269

Why was Air compressors recalled?

The air compressor motor can overheat, posing a fire hazard.

Air compressors
Here's product recall specific data for Air compressors.

  • Product Recall Number: 12-269

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2012-08-29

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Air compressors

  • Description: The air compressor motor can overheat. Recalled compressors were sold under the Craftsman, EX-CELL, Porter-Cable and Pro-Air II brand names.

  • Hazard Description: The air compressor motor can overheat, posing a fire hazard.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Repair

  • Units: About 460,000

  • Incidents: DeVilbiss has received 10 reports of motors overheating. No injuries have been reported.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately unplug and stop using the recalled compressors and call DeVilbiss Air Power Co. or Sears for a free repair kit.

  • Sold At: EX-CELL, Porter-Cable and Pro-Air II-brand compressors were sold by industrial and construction distributors from July 2003 through December 2008 for between $259 and $299. Craftsman-brand compressors were sold at Sears stores nationwide from July 2003 through December 2008 for between $279 and $329.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: DeVilbiss Air Power Co. of Jackson, Tenn.

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: United States

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed