Oil-Filled Electric Heaters Recalled by Lakewood Engineering
Home product recall 99-090. Announced by CPSC on Apr 7, 1999.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Apr 7, 1999. 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?
Electrocution/Electric Shock
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What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
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Which ones are recalled?
Oil-Filled Electric Heaters Recalled by Lakewood Engineering NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Originally issued April 7, 1999, Revised April 15, 2009 Release # 99-090 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Kim Dulic, (301) 504-7058 Note: Firm is out of business, and a remedy is no longer available. Please disable and discard the product. CPSC, Lakewood Engineering Announce Recall of Oil-Filled Electric Heaters WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Lakewood Engineering & Manufacturing Co., of Chicago, Ill., recalled about 23,000 low-profile, oil-filled electric heaters. Over time, the electric heating element in the heater could come into contact with the metal frame. This poses an electrical shock and electrocution hazard to consumers. Lakewood was not aware of any reports of electrical shock or injuries involving these heaters. Lakewood discovered this hazard from an examination of returned heaters and as a result of testing. Consumers can identify these heaters by looking for model number “7400” metal stamped with the Underwriters Laboratories certification on the rear side of the heater. Consumers should unplug the heaters before examining them. These heaters are white, about 10 inches high and 36 inches long, and “Lakewood” is written above the power control. Home supply stores, such as Service Merchandise, and catalogs sold these heaters from August 1998 through March 1999 for approximately $50. Consumers should immediately stop using these recalled heaters, disable and discard them. The firm is out of business and a remedy is no longer available.
Lakewood low-profile oil-filled electric heaters.
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Who made and sold it?
- Made by Service Merchandise.
- Made by Lakewood Engineering.
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Was anyone hurt?
The notice doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
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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.
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
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