{"id":774846,"date":"2026-07-02T05:46:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T05:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/774846\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T05:46:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T05:46:12","slug":"air-conditioner-recall-issued-for-fire-hazard-ahead-of-july-4-heatwave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/774846\/","title":{"rendered":"Air conditioner recall issued for fire hazard ahead of July 4 heatwave"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com.<\/p>\n

More than 13,000 air conditioning units were recalled<\/a> for posing fire and burn hazards, as Americans attempt to stay cool during a heatwave for the Fourth of July weekend.<\/p>\n

Texas-based Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing, Inc. issued the recall last week for about 13,514 Amana Window-Room-Air-Conditioners and Through the Wall air conditioners or heat pumps sold nationwide, as well as about 53 that were sold in Canada.<\/p>\n

“The heating element can remain energized during a ground fault, despite being turned off, posing a risk of fire or burn injury to consumers,” the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.<\/p>\n

FORD RECALLS 741,195 SUVS AND PICKUPS AFTER TRANSMISSION DEFECT RAISES ROLLAWAY RISK: NHTSA<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Amana <\/p>\n

More than 13,000 air conditioning units were recalled for posing fire and burn hazards. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)<\/p>\n

No injuries have been reported thus far in connection with the products, but the company received one report of plastic on the unit melting.<\/p>\n

The products are white, with the brand name printed on most of the units\u2019 control covers. The model number is located on a white sticker on the front edge of the units’ base plate.<\/p>\n

Recalled units have a model number beginning with PB, AH or AE.<\/p>\n

\"Recalled <\/p>\n

No injuries have been reported thus far in connection with the products, but the company received one report of plastic on the unit melting. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)<\/p>\n

The units were sold through direct sales and heating and cooling dealers nationwide from April 2025 through December 2025 for between $850 and $1,500.<\/p>\n

They are typically installed at hotels, apartment buildings and commercial spaces.<\/p>\n

Consumers are urged to stop using the recalled products immediately and contact Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing, Inc. for a full refund<\/a>.<\/p>\n

CHICKEN CAESAR WRAPS SOLD IN 2 STATES MAY CONTAIN DEADLY LISTERIA, USDA WARNS<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Window <\/p>\n

The units are typically installed at hotels, apartment buildings and commercial spaces. (Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE TO GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO<\/a><\/p>\n

The recall was announced ahead of a dangerous heatwave<\/a> that began to intensify through much of the central and eastern parts of the U.S.<\/p>\n

About two-thirds of the country is expected to be exposed to the extreme heat during the Fourth of July weekend, according to The Weather Channel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. More than 13,000 air conditioning units were recalled for posing fire and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":774847,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[49,48,295,66],"class_list":["post-774846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-environment","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/774846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=774846"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/774846\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/774847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=774846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=774846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=774846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}