The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·23779·Announced 2023-08-03

Amana Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners Recalled for Burn and Fire Hazards

Daikin Comfort Technologies is recalling approximately 62,100 Amana packaged terminal air conditioners and heat pumps equipped with DigiAir modules. The DigiAir compressor can overheat, creating burn and fire hazards.

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 recall involves risk-of-harm products (fire and burn hazards) where actual injury has not yet been reported. While 10 fires have occurred, no injuries are documented in the source text, placing this at the high end of moderate-to-high severity per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing L.P. is recalling Amana-branded Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps (PTACs) that include factory-installed DigiAir modules. These are beige units with model numbers beginning with PMH or PMC. Approximately 62,100 units were sold in the United States, with an additional 302 sold in Canada.

The DigiAir module compressor can overheat, posing burn and fire hazards. The manufacturer has received 52 reports of incidents involving the DigiAir compressor, including 10 that resulted in fires. No injuries have been reported to date.

The affected units were sold through direct sales and heating and cooling dealers nationwide from May 2015 through January 2023, priced between $1,200 and $1,400.

Consumers should contact Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing L.P. to arrange for free repair of the unit by a qualified technician. The manufacturer is contacting all known purchasers directly. Consumers may call the manufacturer toll-free at 844-309-1141 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit www.amana-ptac.com/digi-air-recall or https://www.amana-ptac.com and click on "RECALL" for more information.

The recalled product

Product
Amana Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners/Heat Pumps (PTACs) equipped with "DigiAir" modules
Manufacturer
Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing L.P. (DCT), of Houston, Texas
Category
Consumer Product — HVAC Equipment
Hazard
  • fire
  • burn-injury
  • compressor-overheat
Affected units
62,100

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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