CPSC, Lakewood Announce Recall of Oil-Filled Electric Heaters

Recalled January 26, 2005 · CPSC recall 05094 · Lakewood

Hazard

Welds can rupture, expelling hot oil, that can burn nearby consumers.

Remedy

Consumers should immediately stop using these heaters, unplug, disable and discard them. The firm is out of business, and a remedy is no longer available.

Units

70,000

Incidents / injuries

Lakewood is aware of 28 reports of incidents, including one burn injury from spewing oil. An additional 14 heaters with ruptured welds have been returned to Lakewood.

Description

The recalled heaters are portable electric radiator-style heaters with six fins, one of which has the control panel attached to it. The units are grayish-white in color and have the name "Lakewood" printed below the handle indentation on the control panel. The model number "5101" is printed on the UL label on the lower right side of the control panel.

What to do

Consumers should immediately stop using these heaters, unplug, disable and discard them. The firm is out of business, and a remedy is no longer available.

Contact

The firm is out of business. Consumers should call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054).

Product

Model 5101 oil-filled electric radiator heaters

Manufacturer(s)

Lakewood Engineering and Mfg. Co., of Chicago, Ill.

Retailers

Retailers nationwide, including Wal-Mart and Ace Hardware, from August 2004 through November 13, 2004 for between $34 and $40.

Made in

United States

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →