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AO SMITH / [REDACTED] other water heaters

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Feb 23, 2024. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Feb 23, 2024the latest report was made
  • Feb 23, 2024the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
AO SMITH / [REDACTED]
Maker
A. O. Smith Water Products CompanyMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Other water heatersCPSC’s product type: Other Water Heaters (code 133), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Plumbing & Bath

By month

1 report from March 2023 to February 2024; the most in February 2024, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
February 20241

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Feb 23, 2024, sent to the company Mar 1, 2024, published by CPSC Mar 15, 2024

    The product, in the report: 40 gallon grey AO SMITH LP GAS hot water heater.

    Small LP Gas leak AO SMITH 40 Gallon power vent water heater on top right corner of [REDACTED] gas control valve. This is creating a smell of gas and is affecting our small homes Indoor Air Quality.

    Model
    GPVL-40 201
    Serial number
    2401137202187
    Bought from
    First Supply
    Bought
    Feb 15, 2024, about then
    Where
    Oneida, Wisconsin: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand AO SMITH / [REDACTED], made or sold by A. O. Smith Water Products Company
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources
  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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