Goodman Co. is recalling about 534,000 packaged terminal air conditioners/heat units in the United States and an addition 3,400 in Canada.
The outdoor fan motors can overheat, possibly causing burns or a fire.
Goodman has received nine reports of the units catching on fire, including one report of smoke inhalation requiring medical attention.
This recall involves Goodman, Amana, York International, and Energy Knight branded packaged terminal air conditioners and heat pumps. The recalled units are beige and the brand name is printed on most of the units’ control covers.
Models that begin with the following prefixes are included in this recall: EKTC15, EKTH15, PMC15, PMH12, PMH15, PTC15, PTH12, PTH15, UCYB15, and UCYH15. Only units with the first four digits of the serial numbers in the range between 1001 and 1709 are affected. The model number and serial number are located on a label behind the front cover of the unit. Most of the recalled units are installed in hotels, motels, schools, apartment buildings, and commercial spaces to provide room climate control.
The air conditioner-heat pump units were sold at Goodman and heating and cooling dealers nationwide from January 2010 through February 2018 for between $700 and $1,400.
Consumers should contact Goodman for a free repair kit and installation by an authorized technician, the company and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission advise. Commercial owners are being contacted and will be provided with free repair kits.
For more information, call Goodman at 888-803-0512 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit https://www.amana-ptac.com/ and click on “Recall Information.”
For details on other recalls, see www.recalls.gov.
