CFM Corporation · Recalled
CPSC, CFM Corporation Announce Recall of Fireplace Remote Receivers
The circuit board can overheat and catch fire, posing a burn and fire hazard.
- Units
- 4,360
- Reports
- 4
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $70
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
Majestic Vermont Castings fireplace remote receivers were sold with the HES40R and HES40 electric fireplaces/stoves and sold as accessory items for CFM DEF33/36, DEF36S2, Addision, DEF26, and HE32EF electric fireplaces and stoves. The recalled remote receivers have the words "Majestic Vermont Castings" on a label affixed to the face of the receiver. Model number ERX15 B can be found on the CSA approval sticker on the back of the remote receiver.
The file
- Sold at
- Fireplace retailers sold these remote receivers nationwide, from November 2001 to February 2004, for about $70.
- Product type
- Remote Controls
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- CFM Corporation, of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Incident log
CFM has received four reports of the remote receivers catching fire and causing minor property damage.
What the notice says to do
The firm is out of business and a remedy is no longer available.
The company is out of business. Consumers should call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054).
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated APR 28 2004; last revised FEB 10 2025.