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SevereCPSC·24080·Announced 2024-01-11

Daikin Evaporator Coil Drain Pans Expansion Recall Due to Fire Hazard

Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing is expanding its recall of evaporator coil drain pans that can overheat, melt, and deform, creating a fire hazard. The expansion includes about 3,600 additional units manufactured between January 2019 and February 2020 that were incorrectly marked with a 2018 serial number.

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 source documents 31 reported fires with one smoke inhalation report and significant fire and smoke damage to residences. These reports demonstrate actual injury and property damage, meeting the rubric criterion for Severe (score 4): reports of significant injury or property-damage.

Plain-English summary

Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing L.P. (formerly Goodman Manufacturing Company L.P.) is expanding its recall of evaporator coil drain pans used in heating and cooling systems. The molded plastic drain pan located at the bottom of the evaporator coil can overheat, melt, and deform, posing a fire hazard.

This recall expansion includes about 3,600 additional units with specific coil serial number prefixes ranging from 1901 through 2101 and certain prefixes ranging from 1811–1812. These units were manufactured between January 2019 and February 2020 but were incorrectly marked with a 2018 serial number. The affected units were sold through heating and cooling equipment independent dealers nationwide from January 2019 through November 2021 for between $200 and $1,200 per unit. Consumers may have purchased the drain pan as part of a bundled system including the furnace and installation, or as a separate replacement product.

Daikin Comfort Technologies has received 31 reports of fire involving the drain pans, including five reports since the recall was reannounced in July 2022. These incidents resulted in one report of smoke inhalation and several reports of significant fire and smoke damage to residences. Consumers should contact Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing L.P. to determine if their unit is affected and to register for free repair by a qualified technician. Verification tools and instructions for identifying affected units are available online at www.recallrtr.com/drainpan or by calling DCT toll-free at 888-520-0579 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.

The recalled product

Product
Evaporator coil drain pans
Manufacturer
Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing L.P. (f/k/a Goodman Manufacturing Company L.P.) of Houston, Texas
Category
Consumer Product — HVAC Equipment
Hazard
  • fire
  • overheat-melt-deform
  • smoke-inhalation
Affected units
3,600

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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