Hearth & Home Technologies · Recalled
Hearth & Home Technologies Recalls Wood Stoves Due to Injury Hazard (Recall Alert)
When the top load lid of the stove is being used, the handle can become disengaged from the locked position, allowing the lid to unexpectedly slam shut on the consumer's fingers.
- Units
- About 650
- Reports
- 5
- Injuries
- 2
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $3,000
- Remedy
- Repair
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
This recall involves Quadra Fire® wood burning stoves, model Explorer III, with serial number range 00706300001-00706300941. The model name and serial numbers are found on the rating plate on the back of the stove. The Explorer III is a cast iron wood stove with a top loading lid feature and comes in black, mahogany, dark blue and frost colors.
The file
- Sold at
- Fireside Hearth & Home stores and Hearth & Home Technologies independent dealers from February 2015 through August 2016 for about $3,000
- Product type
- Not stated
- Made in
- United States
- Recalled by
- Hearth & Home Technologies of Lakeville, Minn.
Incident log
The firm has received five reports of incidents, including two reports involving minor injuries when fingers got caught in the lid.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using wood stove and contact Hearth & Home Technologies for a free repair kit. The firm's dealers are contacting all known purchasers.
Hearth & Home Technologies at 800-883-6690 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at www.hearthnhome.com and click on "Notices" for more information.
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 OCT 26 2016; last revised OCT 27 2016.
