Coast Spas and Franklin Electric Co. Recall Coast Spas Due to Fire Hazard
Home product recall 07-177. Announced by CPSC on May 3, 2007.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on May 3, 2007. 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 recalled spas have a circulating pump and motor assembly, which can overheat and pose a fire hazard.
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What should you do?
Consumers should contact Coast Spas immediately to arrange for the installation of a free retrofit by a service technician. Until the retrofit is completed, consumers should shut off power to the spa, and in areas subject to below-freezing temperatures, winterize the spa. Winterization procedures can be found in the owner’s manual, or by contacting Coast Spas by phone.
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- How to reach the firm: For more information, consumers should check the firm’s Web site at www.spamotorretrofit.com, or call Coast Spas toll-free at (877) 534-5255 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled spas were manufactured from January 2002 through October 2004. Only spas manufactured during this time frame with either red or yellow pump and motor assemblies are included in this recall. The spa manufacturer’s name and date code and the pump and motor assembly can be located in the spa compartment as shown below. Consumers can access this compartment by lifting out the compartment door and setting it aside.
8000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Coast Spas with Franklin Electric Motors.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Coast Spas Manufacturing Inc., Langley, British Columbia, Canada (spas).
- Made by The Engineered Motor Products Division, Franklin Electric Company Inc., of Bluffton, Ind. (motors).
- Spa dealers nationwide from January 2002 through October 2004 for between $7,000 and $15,000.
- Made in Canada and United States, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Coast Spas has received 30 reports of spa fires. No injuries have been reported.
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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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