Product Recall Number: 12211
Why was Hot Spring Spas and Limelight Hot Tubs recalled?
A loose internal electrical connection of the spa heaters can overheat and ignite, posing a fire hazard.
Product Recall Number: 12211
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2012-06-27
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Hot Spring Spas and Limelight Hot Tubs
Description: A loose internal electrical connection in the spa heaters can overheat and ignite. The firm has received 31 reports of overheating, including five fires.
Hazard Description: A loose internal electrical connection of the spa heaters can overheat and ignite, posing a fire hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 5,600
Incidents: Watkins Manufacturing has received 31 reports of heaters on these spas overheating, five of which resulted in a fire. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled spas and shut off power to the spa unit, following instructions provided in the owner's manual or by the Watkins-Therm Products Response Hotline. Consumers should contact the Watkins-Therm Products Response Hotline or their Watkins Manufacturing spa dealer for a free replacement heater and installation by a service technician. Watkins Manufacturing spa dealers are also contacting all affected owners to schedule the free installation of a replacement heater.
Sold At: Independent spa dealers nationwide from March 2011 to March 2012 for between $6,000 and $12,000.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Spa Manufacturer: Watkins Manufacturing Corp., dba Hot Spring Spas and Limelight Hot Tubs, of Vista, Calif. Heater Manufacturer: Therm Products, a division of Caldesso LLC, of San Bernardino, Calif.
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: United States
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed