Product Recall Number: 16-102
Why was Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner/Heat Pumps (PTAC) and Room Air Conditioners (RAC) recalled?
The power cords on the air conditioning and heating units can overheat, posing burn and fire hazards.
Product Recall Number: 16-102
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2016-02-17
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner/Heat Pumps (PTAC) and Room Air Conditioners (RAC)
Description: The power cords on the air conditioning and heating units can overheat, posing burn and fire hazards.
Hazard Description: The power cords on the air conditioning and heating units can overheat, posing burn and fire hazards.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 5,300 (In addition, about 233,500 PTAC units were recalledin August 2014.)
Incidents: Goodman has received approximately 10 reports of PTACs catching on fire, including four involving property damage.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using and unplug the air conditioning and heating units and call the number listed for your brand or go to www.amana-ptac.com to request a free replacement power cord. Non-commercial owners will receive free installation of the power cord and inspection of the PTAC control board for damages. If the control board has been damaged by the recalled power cord, non-commercial owners will also receive a free installation of a replacement control board. Commercial owners are being contacted directly and will install the power cord and inspect the control board. If the control board has been damaged by the recalled power cord, Goodman will provide a new control board for commercial owners to install. Recalled RAC units do not have a control board.
Sold At: Goodman and heating and cooling equipment dealers nationwide from January 2007 through June 2008 for between $700 and $1,000.
Importers: Goodman Company, L.P. of Houston, Texas
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: United States
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed