Greater than 190,000 ceiling followers bought at The Residence Depot have been recalled after it was discovered that their blades may detach whereas spinning, inflicting accidents and property harm.
The Hampton Bay 54-inch Mara Indoor/Outside followers had been bought in shops and on-line from April by October this yr, in response to the Shopper Product Security Fee. About 182,000 of the followers had been bought in america and about 8,800 had been bought in Canada, it mentioned.
There have been 47 experiences of blades detaching from the followers. Two of these episodes concerned the indifferent blades hitting folks, and there have been 4 experiences of the blades inflicting property harm. It was unclear if the folks hit by the blades had been injured.
The Shopper Product Security Fee mentioned the recall concerned followers in matte white, matte black, black and polished nickel finishes. It instructed shoppers to right away cease utilizing the followers, including that in the event that they discover “blade motion or uneven gaps between the blades and fan physique,” they need to contact the distributor of the followers, King of Followers, for a free alternative.
The problem was attributed to an “remoted manufacturing defect,” King of Followers mentioned in a press release to shoppers final week. King of Followers mentioned that the problem didn’t have an effect on all the Mara 54-inch followers, and supplied a hyperlink to a video instructing shoppers find out how to decide if their product was faulty.
“We take satisfaction within the high quality of our merchandise, and the protection of our clients is our precedence,” it mentioned.
The Residence Depot didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.