CPSC, Greenheck Fan Corp. Announce Recall of Ventilation Units
Home product recall 05-605. Announced by CPSC on Sep 30, 2005.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Sep 30, 2005. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- About 4,200 ventilation units units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
LUX 3/8-inch spinlock bolts supplied with these units may not have been properly heat treated, which can result in the bolts breaking. Bolt failure during lifting for rooftop installation or after installation could cause the unit or components to fall and injure bystanders.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
LUX spinlock bolts in affected units will be replaced at no cost to the end user.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Affected sales representatives and original equipment manufacturers are being contacted directly. For additional information, contact Greenheck at (800) 931-6579 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or email Kathy.Lenard@greenheck.com
Which ones are recalled?
Affected units are Sidewall, Rooftop and Centrifugal Inline ventilation units built between August 11, 2004 and April 29, 2005, containing 16-thread-per-inch 3/8-inch by ¾-inch spinlock bolts with LUX head markings. Affected model numbers are RBU, RBUMO, RDU, RB/R, SB/S, and BSU 360-420 with serial numbers 04HXXXXX through 05DXXXXX. The model and serial numbers are found on metal identification plate on the units.
About 4,200 ventilation units units, as CPSC gives them.
Greenheck Sidewall, Rooftop and Centrifugal Inline Ventilation Units.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 4 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Distributed by Greenheck Fan Corp., Schofield, Wis.
- Independent sales representatives and original equipment manufacturers, from August 2004 through July 2005.
- Made in Taiwan, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Greenheck is aware that 309 LUX bolts that have failed in the field. There are no reports of ventilation units falling or any injuries.
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.
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