The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. (To access color photos of the following recalled products, see CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.)
Name of Product: General Duty Safety Switches
Units: About 27,600
Manufacturer: Square D Company of Palatine, Ill.
Hazard: The safety switch can continue to supply electricity even after being placed in the "OFF" position. This poses the risk of an electric shock or electrocution hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: No incidents or injuries have been reported.
Description: The recall includes General Duty 30 and 60 ampere, 240 volt, 1 phase and 3 phase NEMA 3R safety switches. The switches are typically used to control the flow of electricity to outdoor motorized units that are hardwired to a household or business' electrical system such as outdoor air conditioning and heating (HVAC) equipment. The switches contain "ON" and "OFF" positions. The "OFF" position is designed to cut the flow of electricity to an outdoor motorized unit to protect the person who is servicing the unit. The recalled switches have the following date codes and catalog number printed on bottom of the wiring label inside the front cover or on bottom of the package label.
Date Codes Catalog Numbers
D211NRB
D211NRBBP
06371 through D211NRBCP
06446 D221NRB
D221NRBCP
D321NRB
D321NRBCP
DU221RB
DU222RB
DU321RB
DU322RB
Sold at: Electrical distributors and retailers from September 2006 through November 2006 for between $120 and $300.
Manufactured in: Mexico
Remedy: Consumers should return the uninstalled safety switches to the retailer or distributor where purchased for a free replacement unit. Installed safety switches will be replaced free of charge by contacting the firm.
Customer contact: Contact Square D toll-free at 877-202-9046 between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.us.squared.com.
Firm's Recall Hotline: (877) 202-9046 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
