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CPSC, CFM Corporation Announce Recall of Fireplace Remote Receivers

Firm no longer in business. Recall remedy no longer available. Discard the product. Do not donate or resell.

  • Recalled Majestic Vermont Castings fireplace remote receiver
Name of Product:
Majestic Vermont Castings fireplace remote receivers
Hazard:

The circuit board can overheat and catch fire, posing a burn and fire hazard.

Remedy:
Dispose
No Remedy Available
Recall Date:
April 28, 2004
Units:

4,300

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Recall Details

Description:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), CFM Corporation, of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, is voluntarily recalling about 4,300 Majestic Vermont Castings fireplace remote receivers. The circuit board can overheat and catch fire, posing a burn and fire hazard.

Name of product: Majestic Vermont Castings fireplace remote receivers

Units: 4,300

Manufacturer: CFM Corporation, of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Hazard: The circuit board can overheat and catch fire, posing a burn and fire hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: CFM has received four reports of the remote receivers catching fire and causing minor property damage.

Description: Majestic Vermont Castings fireplace remote receivers were sold with the HES40R and HES40 electric fireplaces/stoves and sold as accessory items for CFM DEF33/36, DEF36S2, Addision, DEF26, and HE32EF electric fireplaces and stoves. The recalled remote receivers have the words "Majestic Vermont Castings" on a label affixed to the face of the receiver. Model number ERX15 B can be found on the CSA approval sticker on the back of the remote receiver.

Sold at: Fireplace retailers sold these remote receivers nationwide from November 2001 to February 2004 for about $70.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: The firm is out of business and a remedy is no longer available.

Remedy:

Firm no longer in business. Recall remedy no longer available. Discard the product. Do not donate or resell.

Incidents/Injuries:

CFM has received four reports of the remote receivers catching fire and causing minor property damage.

Sold At:
Fireplace retailers sold these remote receivers nationwide from November 2001 to February 2004 for about $70.
Manufacturer(s):
CFM Corporation, of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Manufactured In:
China
Recall number:
04-127

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