Rheem gas furnaces
2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Aug 10, 2024. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 2reports to CPSC
- Aug 10, 2024the latest report was made
- Mar 14, 2016the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Rheem
- Maker
- Rheem Sales Company, IncMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Gas furnacesCPSC’s product type: Gas Furnaces (code 310), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2024 | 1 |
| March 2016 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
- No incident, no one hurt 1 CPSC: No 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.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No incident, no one hurt Made Aug 10, 2024, sent to the company Aug 15, 2024, published by CPSC Aug 29, 2024
The product, in the report: Rheem R98VB085M521USA Prestige gas furnace installed March 2019.
New Rheem R98VB085M521USA furnace had gas leak because valve in manifold was not closing properly. Problem occurred multiple times, manifold replaced twice by heating company (Glendale Heating under Rheem warranty). Current new manifold seems to fix the problem, but a gas leak is a severe problem that may impact others and should not happen on a new Rheem furnace.
- Model
- R98VB085M521USA
- Serial number
- W411829058
- Bought from
- Glendale Heating
- Bought
- Mar 12, 2019
- Where
- Seattle, Washington: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 51, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Rheem, made or sold by Rheem Sales Company, Inc
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- No Incident, No Injury
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Emergency room Made Mar 14, 2016, sent to the company Mar 22, 2016, published by CPSC Apr 12, 2016
The product, in the report: Rheem furnace HTPV pipe connecting to furnace and venting to exterior of home model # RGDG-07EAUER serial# CY5D302 F2494 9476
We have a Rheem furnace in a house that we purchased March 23, 2001. There apparently had been a recall issued on the HPTV pipe that vented from the furnace to outside on February 24, 1998. The owner at that time did not have the pipe replaced. The recall stated that the pipe could crack or separate, creating a potentially deadly threat from carbon monoxide poisoning. On March 5, 2016 my entire family went to the emergency room with carbon monoxide poisoning. The gas company came out to our home and stated that the pipe that connected to the flue had, in fact, separated and was putting carbon monoxide gas into our home. We have a very high bill from the emergency room and also have the expense of replacing our furnace. Not sure where or who should have caught this issue. We have had at least 3 different companies come out and work on our furnace, but no one ever caught this until we just received an estimate from Small Solutions in Winchester, VA to replace the furnace system.
- Serial number
- CY5D302 F2494 9476
- Bought
- Apr 1, 1994
- Where
- Middletown, Virginia: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 9, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Rheem, made or sold by Rheem Sales Company, Inc
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
CPSC’s disclaimer
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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.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.