The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·84065·Announced 1984-11-06

Dart Drug Stores Recalls Snow Nine Inch Oscillating Fans

Dart Drug Stores is recalling 3,000 Snow brand nine-inch oscillating fans due to a potential fire hazard from a defective control switch.

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 risk-of-harm product (fire hazard) where injury has not yet been reported, which corresponds to a score of 3 (High) according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Dart Drug Stores Inc. is recalling 3,000 Model CYHD-103 "Snow" brand nine-inch 2-speed oscillating fans in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The fans were sold in 1983 for $15.99 at approximately 68 Dart Drug stores in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and approximately 5 Total Plus stores in the Richmond, Virginia area. The fans were imported from Taiwan.

The recall is being issued because some of the fans may have a defective 2-speed control switch. This defect could result in the overheating of the motor and the ignition of the plastic parts of the fan, presenting a fire hazard. No incidents of fire or injury have been reported.

Consumers can identify the recalled fans by checking for the "Snow" brand name or label in the center of the metal grill on the front of the fan and a vertical 2-speed control switch at the base. The original shipping carton is labeled in part as "2 speed sliding switch...self lubricating motor for Kent Co., Landover, Maryland 20785..." and the plate at the bottom of the fan may be labeled in part as "Model CYHD-103...Chin Yung Ho Enterprises Co., Ltd., Taichung, Taiwan."

Owners of the recalled fans should stop using them and return them to the nearest Dart Drug or Total Plus store for a full refund. If returning the fan in person is inconvenient, owners may call Dart Drug Stores Inc. at 301-341-0729 for instructions on shipping the fan back. Consumers who purchased similar Snow brand fans from other retailers should contact those retailers or the CPSC to determine if the product has been recalled.

The recalled product

Product
Snow nine inch 2-speed oscillating fans
Manufacturer
Chin Yung Ho Enterprises
Category
Consumer Product — Household Appliances
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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