DeVilbiss Recalls Air Compressors Due to Fire Hazard

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Feb 03, 2011, 10:00 ET

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

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Name of Product: Air compressors

Units: About 460,000

Manufacturer: DeVilbiss Air Power Company of Jackson, Tenn.

Hazard: The air compressor motor can overheat, posing a fire hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: DeVilbiss received nine reports of motors overheating, including three reports of fire damage to surrounding property. No injuries have been reported.

Description: The recalled compressors were sold under the Craftsman, Delta Shopmaster, DeVilbiss, Husky and Porter-Cable brand names. The model number and manufacture date on each unit is located on the unit name plate on the tank. The model numbers, brands, tank size, orientation and color are shown below:


Brand	Model Number	Tank	Tank Color	Manufacture Date Range
Craftsman	919-16644	15 gal. vertical	Red	5/2004 - 3/2005
Craftsman	919-16724	15 gal. horizontal	Red	9/2000 - 3/2003
Craftsman	919-16724-1	15 gal. horizontal	Red	9/2002 - 12/2003
Craftsman	919-16724-2	15 gal. horizontal	Red	7/2003 - 5/2005
Craftsman	919-16724-3	15 gal. horizontal	Red	5/2004 - 1/2005
Craftsman	919-16725	15 gal. horizontal	Red	12/2002 - 12/2003
Craftsman	919-16725-1	15 gal. horizontal	Red	7/2003 - 8/2004
Porter-Cable	C2000-WK	6 gal. pancake	Red	1/2004 - 5/2004
Porter-Cable	C3001	4 gal. stacked	Red	1/2004 - 7/2004
Delta Shopmaster	CP503	12 gal. horizontal	Gray	6/2002 - 3/2003
Delta Shopmaster	CP503-1	12 gal. horizontal	Gray	5/2003 - 3/2004
DeVilbiss Impact Series	HFAC 3030	3 gal. horizontal	Blue	1/2003 - 7/2004
Husky	Y6010-WK	25 gal. vertical	Red	2/2003 - 9/2003
Husky	Y6010-WK-1	25 gal. vertical	Red	7/2003 - 9/2003
Husky	Y6020-WK	25 gal. vertical	Red	5/2003 - 3/2004

Sold at: DeVilbiss, Porter-Cable, Husky, and Delta Shopmaster brand compressors were sold at home centers nationwide from January 2003 through December 2004 for between $199 and $299. Craftsman-brand compressors were sold at Sears stores nationwide from September 2000 through December 2005 for between $199 and $229.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using and unplug the recalled compressors and call DeVilbiss or Sears for a free inspection and repair.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, consumers with DeVilbiss, Porter-Cable, Husky and Delta compressors should contact DeVilbiss toll-free at (866) 220-5627 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website at www.porter-cable.com or www.devap.com. Consumers with Craftsman-brand compressors should call Sears toll-free at (888) 279-8013, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. CT and Saturday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT, or visit their website at www.sears.com.

Photos are available at: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11117.html.

CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx.