Nidec Motor Corporation Recalls Pool Pump Motors Due to Electrical Shock Hazard
Home product recall 12-008. Announced by CPSC on Oct 11, 2011.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Oct 11, 2011. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Repair what’s offered
- Approximately 2,000 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 pump cover is not properly grounded posing an electrical shock hazard.
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What should you do?
Customers should stop using the recalled pool pumps immediately and call Nidec Motor Corporation to arrange a free repair.
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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).: repair.
- How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact Nidec Motor Corporation toll-free at (866) 278-6920 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s website at www.nidec-motor.com
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled motors are variable speed swimming pool pump motors with a 6.5 inch diameter steel frame painted black with a square or C-flange mounting. The rating plate is on the side of the pump and “MODEL M63PWBLE-121” or “MODEL M63PWBLM-128” or “MODEL M63PWBLR-131” or “M63PWBLS-132” is printed on the plate, between “EMERSON. CAT.NO.EVSS3” and “HP 3.0, S.F.1.15”.
Approximately 2,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Ecotech EZ® Variable Speed pool pump 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 Nidec Motor Corporation, St. Louis, Mo.
- Made by Emerson Motor Company, a division, Emerson Electric Co., of St. Louis, Mo.
- Pool motor distributors, pool dealers and pump manufacturers nationwide from September 2010 through August 2011 for about $1,000.
- Made in Mexico, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
None 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.