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Emerson Air Comfort Products Recalls Tommy Bahama Outdoor Ceiling Fans Due to Risk of Injury

Note: The firm is out of business and the recall remedy is no longer available. Dispose of the recalled product. (July 31, 2023)

  • Emerson Air Comfort Tommy Bahama-brand Outdoor Ceiling Fan
  • Emerson Air Comfort Tommy Bahama-brand Outdoor Ceiling Fan Identification Label
Name of Product:
Tommy Bahama® Outdoor Ceiling Fans
Hazard:

The brackets holding the fan blades can break and cause the blades to fall, posing a risk of injury to bystanders.

Remedy:
Dispose
No Remedy Available
Recall Date:
October 24, 2013
Units:

About 2,800 in the United States, 80 in Canada

Recall Details

Description:
This recall involves Tommy Bahama brand 52-inch outdoor ceiling fans sold under the "The Copa Breeze" style name. The fan has model number TB311DBZ and a distressed bronze color. Each of the five oval-shaped paddles/blades has a metal accent in the shape of an oval with a figure-8 inside the oval.  The lower part of the motor housing has "Tommy Bahama" embossed on it.  A date code is represented by three letters printed on the lower right corner of a label on the top of the motor housing. Fans with one of the following three-letter combinations are included in the recall:  AJL, BAA, BAB, BAC, BAD, BAE, BAF,BAG, BAH, BAI, BAJ, BAK, BAL, BBA, BBB, BBC, BBD, BBE, BBF, BBG, BBH, BBI, BBJ, BBK, BBL, BCA, BCB, BCC and BCD
Remedy:

The firm is out of business and the recall remedy is no longer available. Dispose of the recalled product.

Incidents/Injuries:

Emerson Air Comfort has received three reports of fan blades detaching, including one report of a laceration to a consumer who was hit in the back of the head by a falling blade.

Sold At:
Fan and lighting stores nationwide and online at www.EmersonFans.com and Amazon.com from April 2010 through July 2012 for about $350.
Importer(s):

Air Comfort Products, a division of Emerson Electric Co., of St. Louis, Mo

Manufactured In:
China
Recall number:
14-005

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