The Recall Desk
SevereCPSC·01189·Announced 2001-07-09

CPSC Recalls Gas-Fired Horizontal Furnaces Due to Fire Risk

CPSC is recalling gas-fired horizontal furnaces manufactured by Consolidated Industries due to a substantial risk of fire. No injuries have been reported, but 50 fires have been associated with the units.

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 substantial risk of fire with 50 reported fire incidents, which aligns with the rubric criterion for 'significant injury/property-damage reports' or high-risk structural defects, warranting a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is recalling gas-fired horizontal furnaces commonly known as NOx rod furnaces. These units were manufactured by Consolidated Industries (formerly Premier Furnace Co.) and sold in California between January 1983 and December 1992. The furnaces pose a substantial risk of fire due to steel rods installed above the burners.

CPSC has received 50 reports of fires associated with the 140,000 horizontal furnaces manufactured by Consolidated Industries. No injuries have been reported. The affected units were sold by home, hardware, and specialty stores, as well as independent contractors, for approximately $2,000 each. The recall involves about 30,000 units.

The recall remedy is no longer available because the firm that announced the recall is out of business. Consumers can identify the affected furnaces by the steel rods installed above the burners. The units were sold under various brand names and model numbers by distributors including Amana Company, Bard Manufacturing, Carrier Corporation, Goettl Air Conditioning, Goodman Manufacturing, Heat Controller, and The Trane Company.

The recalled product

Product
Gas-fired horizontal furnaces commonly called NOx rod furnaces
Hazard
Affected units
30,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.