Recall Alert

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs                                                                          Washington, D.C. 20207

September 17, 2009
Alert #09- FOR CLEARANCE

Furnaces Recalled by Northwest Manufacturing Due to Fire Hazard

The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC.

Name of Product: WoodMaster AFS 900 Outdoor Furnaces
Units: About 600
Distributor: Northwest Manufacturing Inc., of Red Lake Falls, Minn.
Hazard: The temperature gauge can fail and cause fire in the fuel storage hopper, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: The firm is aware of 12 incidents of fire in the fuel storage hopper, three of which reported blisters and minor burns to the hands.
Description: This recall involves the WoodMaster AFS 900 outdoor furnace. The furnaces were sold in green, black, brown, camo, grey, red and taupe.  The WoodMaster logo AND AFS900 are on the front.  
Sold at: Authorized plumbing and heating stores nationwide and direct sales between July 2006 and February 2009 for about $6,000.
Manufactured in: United States
Remedy:  Consumers should stop using the recalled furnaces immediately and contact Northwest Manufacturing to schedule a free repair. All known consumers have been notified.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Northwest Manufacturing at (800) 932-3629 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.AFS900recall.com.

Note: CPSC acknowledges the assistance of the Vermont Attorney General’s Office and the Vermont State Fire Marshal’s Office.

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.

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