Ambient Weather Radios Recalled Due to Fire Hazard
Ambient Weather is recalling about 57,000 radios that can overheat when plugged into AC power, posing a fire hazard.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a fire hazard with reported smoke but no injuries, fitting the rubric for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Ambient Weather is recalling about 57,000 weather radios due to a fire hazard. The radios can overheat when plugged into an AC power outlet. This recall expands a previous recall from August 2015 that covered about 12,500 units. The recalled radios are red and black, measure about 8 inches wide by 4 inches tall by 2 inches deep, and feature white lettering on the front. Model numbers WR-333, WR-333A, WR-334-U, or WR-334A-U are printed in the owner's manual.
The company has received four additional reports of smoke in the back battery area. No injuries have been reported. The radios were sold at Grainger stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com and AmbientWeather.com from October 2012 through June 2014 for between $30 and $90.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled weather radios and contact Ambient Weather for a full refund. Consumers who received replacement AC power adapters in the previous recall are also included in this recall. For more information, consumers can contact Ambient Weather toll-free at 877-413-8800 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. MT or online at www.ambientweather.com.
The recalled product
- Product
- Ambient Weather radios
- Manufacturer
- Ambient Weather, of Chandler, Ariz.
- Category
- Consumer Product — Electronics
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 57,000
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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