Desk Fans Recalled by Morton Paper Co.
Home product recall 01036a. Announced by CPSC on Nov 21, 2000.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Nov 21, 2000. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 4,500 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The fans could overheat during use, and do not have sufficient guards to prevent possible finger entrapment. These fans present electrocution, shock, fire, and finger amputation hazards.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using these fans immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For more information, call Morton Paper Co. collect at (718) 417-1717 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
The desk fan being recalled is a 16-inch “PIONEER” brand. The desk fan is labeled on its base as “PIONEER, 16” DESK FAN, MADE IN TAIWAN”.
About 4,500 units, as CPSC gives them.
T16-inch “PIONEER” brand desk fans.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by The Morton Paper Co., Brooklyn, N.Y,.
- Discount stores in the metropolitan New York area sold these electric fans, from April 1999 through June 2000, for about $20.
- Made in Taiwan, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
None reported
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.