The Recall Desk
SevereCPSC·04127·Announced 2004-04-28

CFM Recalls Majestic Vermont Castings Fireplace Remote Receivers Due to Fire Risk

CFM Corporation is recalling 4,360 Majestic Vermont Castings fireplace remote receivers because the circuit board can overheat and catch fire, posing a burn and fire hazard.

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 reported property damage, which aligns with the rubric criterion for 'significant injury/property-damage reports' under the Severe (4) classification.

Plain-English summary

CFM Corporation, of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, is recalling 4,360 Majestic Vermont Castings fireplace remote receivers. The recalled remote receivers have the words "Majestic Vermont Castings" on a label affixed to the face of the receiver, and the model number ERX15 B can be found on the CSA approval sticker on the back. These units were sold with the HES40R and HES40 electric fireplaces/stoves and as accessory items for CFM DEF33/36, DEF36S2, Addision, DEF26, and HE32EF electric fireplaces and stoves.

The recall is being issued because the circuit board in the remote receivers can overheat and catch fire, posing a burn and fire hazard. CFM has received four reports of the remote receivers catching fire and causing minor property damage.

Fireplace retailers sold these remote receivers nationwide from November 2001 to February 2004 for about $70. Because the company is out of business, a remedy is no longer available. Consumers should call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054).

The recalled product

Product
Majestic Vermont Castings fireplace remote receivers
Affected units
4,360

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Same manufacturer · CFM Corporation, of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

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