Note: The firm is out of business and a remedy is no longer available.
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Recall Details
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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June 8, 2006 |
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Release # 06-181 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces the following recalls in voluntary cooperation with the firms listed below. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Sunbeam Gas Range
Units: About 3,600
Importer and Distributor: Petters Consumer Brands, LLC, of Minnetonka, Minn.
Manufacturer: Atlas Industrial S.A. of San Josè, Costa Rica
Hazard: These ranges lack an adequate heat shield, and can cause scorching of certain flooring materials directly under the appliance.
Incidents/Injuries: Petters Consumer Brands has received two reports of scorched floors. No injuries or other damage has been reported.
Description: The recalled Sunbeam branded gas ranges are various colors and show the Sunbeam brand name on the backguard panel.
Sold by: Appliance stores nationwide from February 2006 through May 2006 for between $200 and $400.
Manufactured In: Costa Rica
Remedy: The firm is out of business. If the Sunbeam gas range was purchased between February 2006 and May 2006, discontinue use of the oven portion, but consumers can continue using the stovetop.
Related Recalls
The ranges can tip over when a heavy weight is placed on an open oven door and the anti-tip-over bracket is not secured to the wall or floor, posing a tip-over hazard and risk of burn injuries from hot food or liquids in cookware.
The ranges can tip over when a heavy object is placed on an open oven door and the anti-tip-over bracket is not secured to the wall or floor, posing a tip-over hazard and risk of burn injuries from hot food or liquids in cookware.
The StoveTop FireStop (STFS) Rangehood and Microhood Automatic Cooktop Fire Suppressors can fail to activate the sealed openings that allow the suppressant powder to feed out of the canister and suppress the fire.
The recalled cooktop surface elements can turn on by themselves, posing burn and fire hazards.
Use of the convection oven fan during pre-heating or broiling can cause accumulated gas to ignite, posing a burn hazard to consumers when oven door is opened.
The electric ranges can become energized, posing electric shock and electrocution hazards to a consumer who touches the range
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50 years.
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