Titan heavy-duty portable electric heaters
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Titan Sales Corporation is recalling approximately 1,000 model 267C portable electric heaters due to a shock hazard. Some heaters were improperly wired during manufacture, which allowed the metal casing to become electrified. The heaters were 220-240 volt units with a tan and brown baked enamel finish, manufactured in July 1979, and sold nationwide in hardware and retail stores for approximately $88.95. No injuries have been reported. The recalled heaters have "Titan" printed above the control knob on the front and model number 267C on the back, with specific manufacturing date codes on labels on the bottom.
According to the recall notice, consumers who have one of these heaters should return it to the place of purchase for free replacement or repair.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
Electrocution/Electric Shock
Electric Heaters Recalled by Titan NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 11, 1980 Release # 80-004 Faulty Portable Electric Heaters Recalled WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 11) -- Approximately 1,000 heavy-duty, model 267C, portable electric heaters which may pose a shock hazard to consumers are being recalled by their manufacturer, the Titan Sales Corporation, of Kansas City, Missouri. The recall is being conducted voluntarily in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Some of the heaters were improperly wired during manufacture, allowing the heaters' metal casing to become electrified. No injuries have been reported to the manufacturer or the Commission. Consumers should return the heaters to the place of purchase for free replacement or repair. Intended for use in homes, classrooms and workshops, the heaters were manufactured with a baked enamel finish of tan and brown. The company name "Titan" appears above the control knob on the front of the heaters, and model number 267C is displayed on the back. The 220-240 volt heaters were manufactured in July, 1979, and distributed from July through early November, 1979. They were sold nationwide in hardware stores and other retail outlets for approximately $88.95. The firm successfully has recalled from distributors approximately 70 % of the 3,800 potentially defective heaters it produced. The faulty units bear the following manufacturing date codes on a label on the bottom: 267-904-716 267-904-717 267-904-718 267-904-719 267-904-727 267-904-720 267-904-723 267-904-724 267-904-725 267-904-726
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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