Bryant thermostats
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jun 19, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jun 19, 2014the latest report was made
- Jun 19, 2014the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Bryant
- Maker
- Carrier CorporationMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- ThermostatsFor heating or cooling systemsCPSC’s product type: Thermostats (For Heating or Cooling Systems) (code 340), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| June 2014 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hospital admission 1 CPSC: Injury, Hospital Admission
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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Hospital admission Made Jun 19, 2014, sent to the company Jun 27, 2014, published by CPSC Jul 14, 2014
The product, in the report: Programmable Thermostat for HVAC residential system
My mother in law, age 84, has a Bryant T6 programmable thermostat in her home. She was able to enter the thermostat’s SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MODE by pressing the FAN button for several seconds and then changed the configuration with an UP or DOWN arrow. No technician level passcode was needed and no confirmation of changes was required. The thermostat automatically saved any change made...and also automatically saved any changes when the 3 minute timeout was reached. The changes to the SYSTEM CONFIGURATION were not reflected in the readout on the thermostat (in this incident the thermostat still reported being in Cooling Mode....but heat was actually being sent to the house). In this example the thermostat did not have a maximum temperature to shut down the system....due to the thermostat being in cooling mode.
In plain English: My mother in law wanted to increase the fan speed...held down the fan button and pressed the UP arrow several times. She had no idea that she had changed the output.
The result: She suffered a heart attack, was found unconscious on a floor, 911 was called, the police officer responding reported that the interior temperature was 95F/interior walls were hot/thermostat was in cooling mode...but house was heating up.
The publicly available owner’s manual does not mention System Configuration or specifically mention the FAN button as the access to System Configuration. The Byrant installer/technician manual clearly spells out System Configuration on pages 26-27 of that manual.
On June 5, 2014 the Lincoln NE Bryant Dealer answered a service call (I reported that my mother in law was hospitalized and the system was not functioning normally). [REDACTED], the service manager, diagnosed the following: “Found the configuration setting was on A/C instead of HP. This is the first setting that can be changed if you accidentally enter configuration mode. Set to HP and checked operation it is working properly.”
- Model
- T6 Series Programmable Thermostat
- Where
- Lincoln, Nebraska: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 84, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Other Relative
- As this report names them
- Brand Bryant, made or sold by Carrier Corporation
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Hospital Admission
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Sources
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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.
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