[{"RecallID":1671,"RecallNumber":"14166","RecallDate":"2014-04-30T00:00:00","Description":"This recall involves four models of White-Rodgers digital thermostats. The thermostats are white with blue lighted screens and have one of the following names printed on the front of them: \"COMFORTSENTRY,\" \"DICO,\" \"Emerson,\" \"Frigidaire,\" \"Maytag,\" \"Nutone,\" \"Partners Choice,\" \"Rheem,\" \"Ruud,\" \"Unico,\" \"Water Furnace,\" \"Westinghouse,\" \"White-Rodgers\" or \"Zonefirst.\" The thermostats have a battery door on the top left corner. There are three or four buttons to the right and also below the thermostat screen. Recalled thermostats do not show a battery icon on the left side of the blue lighted screen.","URL":"https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2014/White-Rodgers-Recalls-Home-Heating-and-Cooling-Thermostats","Title":"White-Rodgers Recalls Home Heating and Cooling Thermostats Due to Fire Hazard","ConsumerContact":"White-Rodgers toll-free at (888) 624-1901 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at www.white-rodgers.com and click on \"White-Rodgers 1F8x-04xx Thermostat Recall\" at the lower left corner of the homepage for more information.","LastPublishDate":"2015-01-09T00:00:00","Products":[{"Name":"Home Heating and Cooling Thermostats","Description":"","Model":"","Type":"Thermostats","CategoryID":"67925","NumberOfUnits":"About 740,000 in the United States and 403,000 in Canada"}],"Inconjunctions":[{"URL":"https://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2014/39279r-eng.php"}],"Images":[{"URL":"https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recall.2014.14166.Photo%2520%25201_LARGE.jpg","Caption":"Home Heating and Cooling Thermostats"},{"URL":"https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recall.2014.14166.Photo%2520%25202_LARGE.jpg","Caption":"Only thermostats without a battery icon require action"}],"Injuries":[{"Name":"The firm has received seven reports of burn damage to the thermostat, including two involving minor property damage. No injuries have been reported."}],"Manufacturers":[],"Retailers":[{"Name":"Heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment manufacturers and distributors and at hardware retailers nationwide from January 2006 through December 2013 for about $30 to $70.","CompanyID":""}],"Importers":[],"Distributors":[{"Name":"White-Rodgers of St. Louis, Mo., a division of Emerson Climate Technologies.","CompanyID":""}],"SoldAtLabel":null,"ManufacturerCountries":[{"Country":"China"}],"ProductUPCs":[],"Hazards":[{"Name":"The alkaline batteries used in the thermostat can leak onto the circuit board posing a fire hazard.","HazardType":"","HazardTypeID":""}],"Remedies":[{"Name":"Consumers should check thermostats for battery icon on the left side of the blue lighted screen, if the battery icon is not shown, contact White-Rodgers to receive a free repair or a replacement thermostat."}],"RemedyOptions":[{"Option":"Replace"},{"Option":"Repair"}]}]