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Product Recall Number: 15-240

Why was Glacier Bay and Sch?n kitchen faucets recalled?

The battery box used to power the faucet's sensor can short circuit, overheat and/or melt, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.

Glacier Bay and Sch?n kitchen faucets
Here's product recall specific data for Glacier Bay and Sch?n kitchen faucets.

  • Product Recall Number: 15-240

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2015-09-10

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Glacier Bay and Sch?n kitchen faucets

  • Description: The battery box used to power the faucet's sensor can short circuit, overheat and/or melt, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.

  • Hazard Description: The battery box used to power the faucet's sensor can short circuit, overheat and/or melt, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Repair

  • Units: About 4,500

  • Incidents: The firm has received six reports of the faucet's battery box overheating, melting and/or smoking, including one report of a fire in the box and one report of a burn to a consumer's thumb.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately unplug and remove batteries from the faucet's battery box and contact Lota USA for a replacement battery box for the faucet.

  • Sold At: The Home Depot stores nationwide and online at www.homedepot.com from March 2015 through May 2015 for about $225.

  • Importers: Lota USA, of Los Angeles, Calif.

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: China

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed