Product Recall Number: 16-729
Why was Gas boilers recalled?
The boiler can overheat and emit flue gases into the venting system and carbon monoxide can leak throughout the residence, posing a fire and carbon monoxide hazard to consumers.
Product Recall Number: 16-729
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2016-02-25
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Gas boilers
Description: The boiler can overheat and emit flue gases into the venting system and carbon monoxide can leak throughout the residence, posing a fire and carbon monoxide hazard to consumers.
Hazard Description: The boiler can overheat and emit flue gases into the venting system and carbon monoxide can leak throughout the residence, posing a fire and carbon monoxide hazard to consumers.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 165 in the United States (in addition, about 141 were sold in Canada)
Incidents: The firm has received 10 reports where the boilers overheated, causing the boilers to shut down. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers with recalled boilers should immediately contact the installer or distributor to schedule a free boiler safety inspection and repair. Consumers who continue using the boilers while awaiting repair, should have working smoke and carbon alarms throughout their homes.
Sold At: Heating and Plumbing contractors or wholesalers to consumers nationwide from September 2015 through December 2015 for about $4,800 and $5,800.
Importers: Viessmann Manufacturing Co. (U.S.) Inc., of Warwick, R.I.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: Germany
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed