Name of Product: Blue Ember Gas Grills
Units: About 88,000 units in the United States (47,000 gas grills were previously recalled in October 2008) and 25,000 in Canada
Importer: Fiesta Gas Grills, of Dickson, Tenn.
Manufacturers: Unisplendor Corp., of China and Keesung Corp., of China
Hazard: The hose of the gas tank can get too close to the firebox and be exposed to heat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: Fiesta has received 161 reports of grill fires, resulting in nine injuries, including two incidents of major burns on different parts of the body, six incidents of minor burns, and an incident involving temporary hearing loss.
Description: This recall involves Blue Ember liquid propane (LP) outdoor grills with model and serial numbers listed below. The cabinet style grill has two doors and is silver and black or silver and gray. “Blue Ember” is printed on the grill’s hood. The model and serial numbers are printed on a rating plate label on the rear of the grill.
MODEL NUMBERS | SERIAL # RANGES | ||
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FG50045 FG50057 FG50069 |
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07000003 thru 07010912 | 07057153 thru 07060224 | ||
07015613 thru 07018300 | 07062217 thru 07062344 | ||
07064221 thru 07064604 | |||
07029021 thru 07031580 | 07065373 thru 07065500 | ||
07032093 thru 07038876 | 07039261 thru 07039743 | 07067165 thru 07073548 | |
07039837 thru 07039964 | 07074189 thru 07074316 | ||
07040221 thru 07042332 | 07074573 thru 07074828 | ||
07043013 thru 07043112 | |||
08K000001 thru 08K000640 | |||
07046416 thru 07046465 | 07049362 thru 07050897 | 07056257 thru 07056896 | mnorman@fiestagasgrills.com or visit the company’s Web site at www.blueembergrills.com
Note: Health Canada’s press release is available at http://209.217.71.106/PR/recall-retrait-e.jsp?re_id=807 |