The Recall Desk
Our severity:SevereCPSC·16102·Announced 2016-02-17

Goodman Recalls Air Conditioning Units Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

Goodman Company is expanding a recall for specific air conditioning and heating units because their power cords can overheat, posing fire and burn risks.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves significant injury/property-damage reports, specifically four instances of property damage from fires, which meets the criteria for a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Goodman Company, L.P. is expanding a recall of Amana, Century, Comfort-Aire, Goodman, and York International-branded Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners/Heat Pumps (PTAC) and Amana-branded Room Air Conditioners (RAC). The recall involves approximately 5,300 units, in addition to about 233,500 PTAC units recalled in August 2014. These units were sold nationwide from January 2007 through June 2008 for between $700 and $1,000 and are typically installed in hotels, motels, apartment buildings, and commercial spaces.

The power cords on these units can overheat, posing burn and fire hazards. Goodman has received approximately 10 reports of PTACs catching on fire, including four instances involving property damage. The recalled units are beige and have serial numbers ranging from 0701009633 through 0804272329. Additionally, any PTAC and RAC units with a beige power cord labeled with a four-digit date code ending in 06 or 07, or ranging from 0108 through 1808, are included in this recall.

Consumers should immediately stop using and unplug the affected units. They should call the number listed for their specific brand or visit www.amana-ptac.com to request a free replacement power cord. Non-commercial owners will receive free installation of the power cord and an inspection of the PTAC control board; if the control board is damaged, a replacement will be installed free of charge. Commercial owners are being contacted directly for similar repairs.

The recalled product

Product
Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner/Heat Pumps (PTAC) and Room Air Conditioners (RAC)
Manufacturer
Goodman Company, L.P. of Houston, Texas
Category
Consumer Product — Heating and Cooling
Hazard
Affected units
5,300

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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