ECR International Recalls Gas-Fired Hot Water Residential Boilers Due to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazard
Home product recall 23-243. Announced by CPSC on Jul 13, 2023.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jul 13, 2023. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Repair what’s offered
- About 1,745 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 recalled residential boilers can be missing the flue inspection cover plate, posing a risk of exposure to combustion flue gasses and a carbon monoxide poisoning hazard.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled gas-fired hot water residential boilers and contact ECR International to arrange for a free inspection and repair in the form of a free installation of the inspection cover plate, if missing.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- 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: ECR International at 800-241-5501 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday thru Friday, by email at ecrcustomerservice@ecrinternational.com, or online at www.ecrrecall.com or www.ecrinternational.com and click on “Recall” for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves gas-fired hot water residential boilers with brand names Dunkirk, Utica Boilers, Utica Heating, Pennco, Green Mountain and Columbia and with model numbers DXL-K, MGB-K, UH15B-K, 15B-K, GMGW-K, or MCB-K respectively. The boilers are blue and/or gray in color, 32 inches tall, 13 to 27 inches wide and 26 inches deep. The model and serial numbers are located on the boiler rating plate in the front left corner of the top panel. The following models and serial numbers are included in the recall: Brand Name Boiler Model Number Serial Number Range Dunkirk DXL-K: DXL-060K DXL-095K DXL-120K DXL-150K DXL-175K DXL-205K DXL-235K Serial Number Range: 392201652s thru 402202738s 012302567s and 012302571s Utica Boilers MGB-K: MGB-060K MGB-095K MGB-120K MGB-150K MGB-175K MGB-205K MGB-235K Serial Number Range: 402200481s thru 402202693s 012302268s thru 012302566s Columbia MCB-K: MCB-060K MCB-095K MCB-120K MCB-150K MCB-175K MCB-235K Serial Number Range: 402201449s thru 402202214s Utica Heating UH15B-K: UH15B-060K UH15B-095K UH15B-120K UH15B-150K UH15B-175K UH15B-235K Serial Number Range: 392201654s thru 402202800s 012302274s thru 012303099s Pennco 15B-K: 15B-060K 15B-095K 15B-120K 15B-150K 15B-175K 15B-235K Serial Number Range: 392202597s thru 402202806s 012301918s thru 012303055s Green Mountain GMGW-K: GMGW-060K GMGW-095K GMGW-120K GMGW-150K GMGW-175K GMGW-235K Serial Number Range: 392201653s thru 402202686s 012301924s thru 012301961s
About 1,745 units, as CPSC gives them.
Gas-fired hot water residential boilers.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 6 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
- Recalled Dunkirk gas-fired hot water residential boiler
- Recalled Utica Boilers gas-fired hot water residential boiler
- Rcalled Columbia gas-fired hot water residential boiler
- Recalled Utica Heating gas-fired hot water residential boiler
- Recalled Pennco gas-fired hot water residential boiler
- Recalled Green Mountain gas-fired hot water residential boiler
Who made and sold it?
- Made by ECR International Inc., Utica, New York.
- Wholesale distributors mainly in the Midwest and Northeast from December 2022 through May 2023 for between $2,000 and $4,000.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
None reported
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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