Food Dehydrator Recalled by NESCO American Harvest Due to Fire Hazard
Home product recall 11-104. Announced by CPSC on Jan 20, 2011.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jan 20, 2011. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- New Instructions what’s offered
- About 4,800 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?
A defective capacitor in the electronic control module can overheat, posing a smoke and fire hazard.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product and contact NESCO for instructions on how to receive a free electronic control module.
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- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: new instructions.
- How to reach the firm: For more information, contact NESCO at (800) 726-4457 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s website at www.nesco.com
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled product includes a base with stackable trays to place food. The top of the unit houses the electronic control module. Model number FD-1020 and production date codes: 09E 0610; 09E 0624; and 09E 0903 are molded into the underside of the dehydrator’s electronic control module.
About 4,800 units, as CPSC gives them.
NESCO American Harvest Gardenmaster Food Dehydrator.
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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?
- Made by The Metal Ware Corporation, Two Rivers, Wisc.
- National mass merchandisers and retailers and online at www.nesco.com and other websites from July 2009 to January 2011 for about $140.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
NESCO received three reports of overheating resulting in smoke or fire. 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.
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.