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CPSC Announces Recall of Furnaces in California

This recall remedy is no longer available. The firm that announced the recall is out of business.

  • Gas-fired horizontal furnaces
  • These gas-fired horizontal furnaces have steel rods (right) installed above the burners.
Name of Product:
Gas-fired horizontal furnaces commonly called NOx rod furnaces
Hazard:

These furnaces pose a substantial risk of fire.

Remedy:
No Remedy Available
Recall Date:
July 09, 2001
Consumer Contact

Furnace Recall Hotline: 877-347-6456  

Recall Details

Description:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing a recall of about 30,000 furnaces sold in California. Seven firms are offering to repair or replace certain furnaces, which were sold under their own labels, but were manufactured by Consolidated Industries Inc. The units involved are gas-fired horizontal furnaces equipped with steel "NOx" rods installed above the burners and are commonly called NOx rod furnaces. These furnaces pose a substantial risk of fire.

 

CPSC has received 50 reports of fires associated with the 140,000 horizontal furnaces manufactured by Consolidated Industries Inc. No injuries have been reported.

 

All the furnaces can be identified by the steel rods installed above the burners. The firms participating in this recall are Amana Company, L.P., of Amana, Iowa; Bard Manufacturing, of Bryan, Ohio; Carrier Corporation, of Syracuse, N.Y.; Goettl Air Conditioning Inc., of Phoenix, Ariz.; Goodman Manufacturing Company L.P., of Houston, Texas; Heat Controller Inc., of Jackson, Mich.; and The Trane Company, a division of American Standard Inc., of Tyler, Texas.

 

Private labelers sold these furnaces in California under the following brand names and model numbers, which are written on a label on an outside panel of the furnace.

 

COMPANY NAME

TRADE NAME

MODEL

Amana Company

Amana

GSE50DN3X

 GSE75DN3X

 GSE100DN5X

Bard Manufacturing

Bard

ESG040D36B

 ESG050D36B

 ESG060D36B

 ESG060D48B

 ESG080D60B

 ESG100D60B

 ESG120D60B

 ESG140D60B

 ESG050D36D

 ESG060D48D

 ESG075D48D

 ESG080D60D

 ESG100D60D

 ISG060D36AX

 ISG080D48AX

 ISG100D60AX

 ISG120D60AX

Carrier Corporation

Sunburst by

 Carrier Southern California

HAC 040N(D,E, or F)3RXC

 HAC 050N(D,E, or F)5RXC

 HAC 050ND3RXD

 HAC 060N(D,E, or F)4RXC

 HAC 075N(D,E, or F)4RXC

 HAC 080N(D,E, or F)5RXC

 HAC 100N(D,E, or F)5RXC

Goettl Air Conditioning Inc.

American Best

 Goettl

HAC 040N(D,E, or F)3RCX

 HAC 050N(D,E, or F)3RCX

 HAC 040N(D,E, or F)3RXD

 HAC 050N(D,E, or F)3RXD

 HAC 040N(D,E, or F)3RXC

 HAC 050N(D,E, or F)3RXC

 HAC 060N(D,E, or F)4RXC

 HAC 075N(D,E, or F)4RXC

 HAC 080N(D,E, or F)5RXC

 HAC 100N(D,E, or F)5RXC

 HCC 040N(D,E, or F)3RX

 HCC 050N(D,E, or F)3RX

 HCC 060N(D,E, or F)4RX

 HCC 075N(D,E, or F)4RX

 HCC 100N(D,E, or F)5RX

 HBA 040N(D,E, or F)3RX

 HBA 060N(D,E, or F)3RX

 HBA 080N(D,E, or F)4RX

 HBA 100N(D,E, or F)5RX

 HBA 120N(D,E, or F)5RX

Goodman Manufacturing Company

Franklin Electric

 Goodman

 GMC

 Hamilton Electric

 Janitrol

 Johnstone

 Liberty

HBA 040 ND 3(X, RX, XC or RXC)

 HBA 060 ND 3(X, RX, XC or RXC)

 HBA 080 ND 4(X, RX, XC or RXC)

 HBA 100 ND 5(X, RX, XC or RXC)

 HBA 120 ND 5(X, RX, XC or RXC)

 HCA 040 ND 3(X, RX, XC or RXC)

 HCA 060 ND 3(X, RX, XC or RXC)

 HCA 080 ND 4(X, RX, XC or RXC)

 HCA 100 ND 5(X, RX, XC or RXC)

 HCA 120 ND 5(X, RX, XC or RXC)

 HCA 140 ND 5(X, RX, XC or RXC)

 HCC 040 ND 3(X, RX, XC or RXC)

 HCC 050 ND 3(X, RX, XC or RXC)

 HCC 060 ND 4(X, RX, XC or RXC)

 HCC 075 ND 4(X, RX, XC or RXC)

 HCC 080 ND 5(X, RX, XC or RXC)

 HCC 100 ND 5(X, RX, XC or RXC)

Heat Controller Inc.

Comfort-Aire

GSH40-T3N-X

 GSH50-T3N-X

 GSH60-T4N-X

 GSH75-T4N-X

 GSH80-T5N-X

 GSH100-T5N-X

The Trane Company

Trane

 American Standard

THN050A936A

 THN060A948A

 THN075A948A

 THN100A960A

CPSC issued a safety alert warning about these furnaces in September 2000. Consolidated Industries (formerly Premier Furnace Co.), which was liquidated under Chapter 7 bankruptcy laws, manufactured approximately 140,000 of these furnaces for sale in California between 1983 and 1994 under many different brand names. About 110,000 of these furnaces were manufactured and distributed under the Premier/Consolidated labels. They include the brand names Consolidated, Premier, Addison, and Weatherking. They are not covered by this recall program. After Consolidated filed for bankruptcy, class action was pursued, and a settlement was ultimately reached in early 2002. However, claimants were required to file a claim by January 13, 2003. Potential claimants who missed the deadline have no remedy available. Even though no remedy is available, CPSC staff believes that the Consolidated, Premier, Addison, and Weatherking furnaces are defective and should be replaced or repaired.

 

These furnaces are normally installed in attics, although some may be installed in crawl spaces. The great majority of these furnaces were installed in homes in California. Some, however, were installed in home in Nevada, near the California border.

 

The Commission is warning consumers to have their gas-fired furnaces inspected by a licensed heating contractor to determine whether the furnaces are subject to this safety alert. The contractor also should determine whether the burners and/or heat exchangers of units are damaged, or whether wood under or near the furnaces shows signs of damage, such as charring or blackening. If this is the case, the furnace should be replaced immediately or repaired.

 

Consolidated or Premier furnaces with model numbers starting "HAC", "HBA", "HCA", or "HCC" and ending with an "X" in the last three characters (e.g. X, RX, RXC, RXD) and Addison Products Company Addison and Weatherking furnaces models beginning with "GHC" and ending in either "CC" or "DX" are included in this safety alert.

 

Remedy:

This recall remedy is no longer available. The firm that announced the recall is out of business. 

Incidents/Injuries:

CPSC has received 50 reports of fires associated with the 140,000 horizontal furnaces manufactured by Consolidated Industries Inc. No injuries have been reported.

Sold At:
Home, hardware and specialty stores, and independent contractors sold these furnaces in California from January 1983 through December 1992 for about $2,000.
Recall number:
01-189

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