The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·21182·Announced 2021-08-18

B-Air VP-33 Blower Fans Recalled Due to Fire Hazard

Intertex is recalling about 29,500 B-Air VP-33 blower fans because the capacitor can overheat and pose a fire hazard. The firm has received five reports of fire-related property damage totaling about $75,000, though no injuries have been reported.

What this means for you

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 recalled fans pose a fire hazard with five confirmed reports of property damage totaling about $75,000. Although no injuries have been reported, the hazard is not merely theoretical—actual fire incidents have occurred—placing this in the High category per the rubric for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Intertex LLC of West Chester, Pennsylvania is recalling about 29,500 B-Air VP-33 blower fans sold in the United States (in addition, about 5,000 were sold in Canada). The fans were intended primarily for commercial use for remediation and were sold in blue, red, or green in a neon yellow-colored box marked with the B-Air logo.

The recalled blower fans were manufactured before January 1, 2018, and were sold at Home Depot and Menard's nationwide, as well as online at Amazon.com and Home Depot.com from February 2013 through December 2017 for about $200. The capacitor in these fans can overheat, posing a fire hazard.

Intertex has received five reports of the capacitor overheating in the blower fans and causing fire-related property damage totaling about $75,000. No injuries have been reported.

Purchasers should immediately stop using the recalled blower fans and contact Intertex for a free repair kit including an S-3 capacitor and installation instructions. Consumers can reach Intertex at 800-465-7300 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday or 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. ET on Friday, email [email protected], or visit www.b-air.com/VP33recall or www.b-air.com and click on the VP-33 recall banner for more information.

The recalled product

Product
B-Air VP-33 Blower Fans
Manufacturer
Intertex LLC, of West Chester, Pa.
Category
Consumer Product — Blower Fans / Air Movers
Hazard
  • fire
  • overheat-capacitor
  • property-damage
Affected units
29,500

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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