The Recall Desk
SevereCPSC·01152·Announced 2001-05-10

Canon Recalls B640 Faxphones Due to Fire Risk

Canon U.S.A. is recalling approximately 60,000 B640 Faxphones because a component failure can cause the machines to catch fire. No injuries have been reported.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a fire hazard with five reported instances of the product catching fire and causing damage, which aligns with the rubric criterion for significant property-damage reports.

Plain-English summary

Canon U.S.A. Inc. is recalling approximately 60,000 Faxphones, which are combination plain-paper copiers and facsimile machines. The recall involves model number B640, identified by the text "FAXPHONE B640" on the front of the machine. Affected units have serial numbers UKK52923 to UKK55442, UKK60513 to UKK99999, and YKK02001 to YKK20000, located on a silver label on the back of the device.

The recall is being conducted because a component failure can cause the Faxphone to catch on fire. Canon U.S.A. received five reports of Faxphones catching on fire and causing damage to the machines. No injuries have been reported.

These machines were sold at electronics, office products, and computer stores nationwide from October 1999 through May 2001 for between $130 and $200. Consumers should stop using the Faxphones immediately and contact Canon U.S.A. Inc. to get a free replacement Faxphone. For more information, consumers can call Canon at (888) 280-7858 or visit www.cusa.canon.com/consumer.

The recalled product

Product
Faxphones (combination copiers and facsimile machines)
Manufacturer
Canon U.S.A. Inc., of Lake Success, N.Y.
Category
Consumer Product — Office Equipment
Hazard
Affected units
60,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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