About 68,000 Harbor Breeze bath fans with heater and light, manufactured by Delta Electronics (Dongguan) Co. Ltd., are being recalled.
The fan’s heater blades can fail to rotate properly, causing the fan to overheat and posing a fire hazard, the company and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a statement.
The firm has received 11 reports of the fan overheating with smoking or flames within the fan housing, including three reports of minor property damage.
The recall involves plastic Harbor Breeze bathroom fans with a center light and a heater. The fans are white and measure about 11 x 17 inches. Model number 7109-01-L, Lowe’s item number 194492, and UPC code 820633985358 are printed on the fan’s packaging. A date code beginning with either 0, 11, 12, or 13 is printed on the fan’s housing, which indicates the fan was manufactured between August 2010 and March 2011.
Manufactured in China and imported by Homewerks Worldwide LLC, the fans were sold only at Lowe’s stores nationwide and at www.lowes.com from September 2010 through March 2012. The cost was about $90.
Consumers should stop using the recalled bathroom exhaust fans immediately and contact Delta Electronics (Dongguan) to schedule a free repair by a service technician, the company and commission advise.
For additional information, call Delta Electronics (Dongguan) at 855-301-6578 between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s website at www.heaterfanrecall.com.
For details on other recalls, see http://www.recalls.gov.
Planning to buy this one. Thankful I found this recall news.