The Recall Desk
SevereCPSC·84052·Announced 1984-08-21

NuTone Paddle Fans Recall Due to Ceiling Mount Failure Risk

NuTone is voluntarily correcting approximately 250,000 paddle fans manufactured since May 1983 because the ceiling mounting device may fail, causing the fan to fall.

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 text explicitly reports four incidents involving personal injury resulting from the fans falling, which meets the rubric criteria for 'Severe' (significant injury reports).

Plain-English summary

NuTone of Cincinnati, Ohio, has announced a voluntary corrective action plan for approximately 250,000 "NuTone" brand paddle fans manufactured since May 1983. The company has received reports of several incidents where fans fell, including four incidents involving personal injury. The issue affects fans with a ball and socket ceiling mounting device where the ball may pull through the socket under certain conditions, allowing the fan to fall.

The corrective action plan involves the free installation of a retaining ring to prevent the ball from pulling through the socket. This applies to fans installed on or after May 1, 1983. Consumers in the continental United States should call 1-800-543-8687, while consumers in Ohio should call 1-800-582-2030. Other consumers should write to NuTone at Madison and Red Banks Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45227, Attention: Paddle Fans, providing their name, address, telephone number, and a statement requesting a fan inspection.

These fans were sold nationwide between May 1983 and July 1984 through NuTone electrical distributors. Affected fans can be identified by the name "NuTone" stamped on each of the four blade irons that connect the fan blades to the paddle fan.

The recalled product

Product
NuTone paddle fans
Manufacturer
NuTone
Category
Consumer Product — Fans
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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