Recalls: Heating and Ventilation and Air Conditioning
York International Corporation Recall of Gas Furnaces Recall Alert U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 September 6, 2001 Alert #01-526 CPSC, York International Corporation Announce Recall of Gas Furnaces PRODUCT: Gas Furnaces - York International Corporation of York Pa., has initiated a voluntary recall to inspect and possibly repair about 7,000 mid-efficiency 80 percent gas furnaces manufactured between May 1, 2001 and July 16, 2001 to correct possible unsecured heat exchanger tubes in furnaces. The furnaces are marketed under the York, Luxaire, and Coleman brands. York mid-efficiency 80 percent gas furnaces have been installed nationwide by independent installer and contractors. The model families that are involved are P4HU, P1DU, FL8B, G8D, G8T, and L8T. The brand name, model number and serial numbers are located inside the removable front panels of the furnaces The serial numbers of the suspect units all start with the same four alpha characters "WFKM" and "WGKM." and the numerical sequences are as follows: Furnace Serial Numbers Model Number WGKM007655-WGKM007659 FL8B08016UH12 WGKM007661-WFKM007709 G8T08016UHB11 WGKM007605-WGKM007619 G8D10020UHC11 WFKM003094-WFKM003143 G8T08016UHB11A WFKM003144-WFKM003193 G8T10020UHC11A WGKM007710-WGKM007739 L8T08016UHB11 WGKM012457-WGKM012506 L8T10020UHC11 WGKM018664-WGKM018668 L8T11520UHC11 WGKM007620-WGKM007629 P1DUC20L08001 WFKM003055-WFKM003128 WFKM047734-WFKM047783 WFKM020141-WFKM020240 WGKM007550-WGKM007654 WGKM022174-WGKM022308 P4HUB12N08001 WFKM003129-WFKM014912 WFKM031608-WFKM031822 WFKM056001-WFKM056450 WFKM068950-WFKM069349 WGKM009491-WGKM009852 WGKM022833-WGKM023051 P4HUB16N06401 WFKM016427-WFKM016526 WFKM031458-WFKM031607 WFKM047784-WFKM054043 WFKM063721-WFKM064395 WGKM009291-WGKM009490 WGKM022319-WGKM022831 P4HUB16L06401 WFKM020241-WFKM020290 WFKM031824-WFKM031872 P4HUC20N06401 WFKM020291-WFKM020365 WFKM031873-WFKM032032 WGKM018256-WGKM018455 WGKM031478-WGKM031877 P4HUC20L08001 WFKM020366-WFKM020465 WFKM063106-WFKM063195 WGKM018669-WGKM018738 P4HUC20N09201 WFKM032033-WFKM032107 WGKM018466-WGKM018663 P4HUC20N08001 WFKM032108-WFKM032157 WGKM012322-WGKM012406 P4HUC16N09201 WGKM012000-WGKM012104 WGKM030646-WGKM030722 P4HUB16L08001 WGKM012105-WGKM012321 P4HUB16N08001 WGKM018739-WGKM018913 P4HUC20N09201 WGKM030726-WGKM030923 P4HUB16N09201 PROBLEM: York's quality assurance and manufacturing investigation found these furnaces could have detached heat exchanger tubes. A separated heat exchanger tube could result in leakage of flue gases, including carbon monoxide, which could result in serious injury or death. INCIDENTS/INJURIES: None reported. WHAT TO DO: Consumers should stop using these furnaces immediately and contact York for information in determining if the furnace is part of the recall. Consumers should call York toll-free at (877) 874-7378 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, to get information on scheduling a free inspection and repair. All installed furnaces will be inspected and furnaces with improperly fabricated heat exchanger tubes will be replaced at no cost to the consumer. York has notified the furnace distributors to contact consumers directly about the recall. Read more.
