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CPSC, A. O. Smith Co. Announce Recall of Spas

Home product recall 04-553. Announced by CPSC on May 27, 2004.

  • CPSC: stop using it
CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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Announced by CPSC on May 27, 2004. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.

Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

The motor in the circulating pump can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What should you do?

Consumers should stop using the spas immediately and contact the Spa Fulfillment Center to arrange for installation of a free replacement pump capacitor.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: Consumers may contact the Spa Fulfillment Center at (800) 899-6896 between 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

Which ones are recalled?

The recalled Coast Mountain® spas have various model names, including Cypress, Seymour, Cowichan, Washington and Robson spas. The model name is located on the top corner of the spa. The recalled units have a capacitor made by Motors Capacitor Inc., which can be identified by a label on the motor that has the words, “Tiny Might.” The spas have an acrylic liner with western red cedar siding and seat up to six adults.

25 units, as CPSC gives them.

Coast Mountain Spas.

Source:

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?

  • Made by Coast Mountain® Spas, Langley, British Columbia, Canada.
  • Made by A. O. Smith Electrical Products Company, Tipp City, Ohio.
  • Coast Mountain dealers sold these spas in Washington, Idaho and Alaska, from January 1996 through October 2002, for between $4,000 and $8,000.
  • Made in Canada, Taiwan and United States, as the notice gives it.
Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Was anyone hurt?

A. O. Smith has received three reports of overheating, resulting in fires. No injuries have been reported.

Source:

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.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • 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.

Source:

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.

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