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(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Fagor Refrigerators
Units: About 1,400
Importer: Fagor America Inc., of Lyndhurst, N.J.
Hazard: The refrigerator�s control board can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: Fagor America has received 19 reports of incidents, including two reports of fires resulting in damage to the refrigerator and surrounding property. No injuries have been reported.
Description: This recall involves Fagor 24-inch wide refrigerators sold in stainless steel and black. �Fagor� is printed on the refrigerator�s front door. Model and serial numbers are located inside the refrigerator door, on the left hand side near the food storage drawers.
Models Serial Numbers Within the Range of
Fagor T/3FCA-68NFX Serial numbers starting with 0609xxxxx through 0727xxxxx
3FCA-68NFX Serial numbers starting with 0746xxxxx through 1017xxxxx
FCA-86ART Serial numbers starting with 0839xxxxx through 0915xxxxx
Sold at: Specialty Home Appliance Stores nationwide between July 2006 and May 2010 for between $2,000 and $2,500.
Manufactured in: Spain
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the refrigerator, unplug it and contact the Fagor repair hotline to schedule a free inspection and repair.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Fagor America at (888) 354-4411 between 8.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm�s website at www.fagoramerica.com
Picture of Recalled T/3FCA-68NFX / 3FCA-68NFX Refrigerator
T/3FCA-68NFX / 3FCA-68NFX
CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products – such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals – contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC’s Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC’s teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054. To join a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.
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