Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Top Flite Models, Inc. is conducting a voluntary recall program for approximately 20,000 "T/F Monokote" brand heat guns manufactured between June 1974 and December 1977. These heat guns, which were sold nationwide in hobby shops and specialty retail stores for approximately $23 each, contain asbestos heat shields in the barrel that emit asbestos fibers during use. The guns are used by model airplane hobbyists to shrink and mold the outer covering of model airplanes and can heat air as high as 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
To receive a free repair, consumers with affected heat guns should mail them to Top Flite Models, Inc., 1901 N. Narragansett Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60639. The manufacturer will replace the asbestos heat shields with mica liners at no cost and will reimburse consumers for postage costs.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
Burn - Not Fire-Related Poisoning
Heat Guns Recalled By Top Flite Models NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 17, 1980 Release # 80-014 Heat Guns Containing Asbestos Recalled WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 17, 1980) -- A program to repair approximately 20,000 "heat guns" used by model airplane hobbyists is being conducted by the manufacturer, Top Flite Models, Inc., of Chicago, Illinois. The heat guns, which contain asbestos heat shields in the barrel, emit asbestos fibers during use. The repair program is being conducted voluntarily in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Hobbyists use the "T/F Monokote" brand heat guns to shrink and mold the outer covering of model airplanes. Although the product resembles and functions like a hand-held hair dryer, it cannot be used to dry hair because the gun emits air heated as high as 400 degrees Farenheit. Manufactured between June, 1974 and December, 1977, the heat guns have been sold nationwide in hobby shops and other specialty retail stores for approximately $23 each. The manufacturer has used heat shields made from the mineral "mica" in all of its heat guns produced since 1977. Top Flite Models has agreed to replace the asbestos heat shields with mica liners at no cost to consumers. In order to receive free repairs, consumers should mail their heat guns to Top Flite Models, Inc., 1901 N. Narragansett Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60639. The firm will reimburse consumers for postage costs.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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