Product Recall Number: 12739
Why was Notus air movers/blowers recalled?
The air mover/blower's internal electrical capacitor can fail and overheat, posing a fire hazard.
Product Recall Number: 12739
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2012-06-25
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Notus air movers/blowers
Description: The company has received four reports of incidents, including a fire that caused $475,000 in damage to a home.
Hazard Description: The air mover/blower's internal electrical capacitor can fail and overheat, posing a fire hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 24,000
Incidents: Servpro has received four reports of overheating incidents with the recalled air movers/blowers. Three of the incidents resulted in property damage, including a fire at a home in San Diego, Calif. that caused $475,000 in damage.
Remedy: Users should immediately stop using the recalled air movers/blowers and contact Servpro for a free repair kit to be installed by users. Servpro is directly contacting franchises that purchased the air movers.
Sold At: Servpro's independently-owned franchises nationwide from April 2004 through August 2010 for between $200 and $230.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: EDIC, of Los Angeles, Calif.
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: United States
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed