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American Standard air conditioners

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jul 24, 2023. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Jul 24, 2023the latest report was made
  • Jul 24, 2023the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
American Standard
Maker
Trane, American Standard and SchlageLinkMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Air conditionersCPSC’s product type: Air Conditioners (code 381), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning

By month

1 report from August 2022 to July 2023; the most in July 2023, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
July 20231

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 Jul 24, 2023, sent to the company Jul 27, 2023, published by CPSC Aug 10, 2023

    The product, in the report: This is the furnace portion of an HVAC system, and the failing part is the blower motor for the unit. The model # and serial # listed in the boxes below is for the entire unit, not for the motor. The original blower motor is a Genteq Eon made in 2016, model # 5SDR39RL V5228. This motor was selected, programmed, and built into the HVAC unit by American Standard/Trane. The manufacturing date listed below is from the motor. I do not have the date for the entire unit, but it was in 2016. The serial # provided below is for one of the two HVAC units installed. They are identical and were installed at the same time.

    I have 2 American Standard HVAC systems installed at my home (installed in December of 2016), with the furnace units and blower assemblies in the attic. In September of 2021, one of the blower motors suffered a catastrophic thermal failure and began filling my home with toxic smoke. In spite of this failure, the HVAC unit did NOT shut down. I had to shut off power at the breaker box and then guess what the issue was. It turns out that the electronic control module of the motor was the issue.

    That motor was replaced with a different type of ECM motor back in September of 2021, and that replacement just failed in a similar manner although not as severe. This time I recognized the smell much sooner and shut the unit down.

    Based on these 2 similar failures and some additional research, I believe that there are tens of thousands or more American Standard/Trane HVAC units installed in homes that pose a toxic smoke hazard and a fire hazard as well. Thus far Trane has failed to address this safety hazard with me.

    Model
    AUD2C080B9V4VB
    Serial number
    16223YE91G
    Bought from
    Airamedics
    Bought
    Dec 18, 2016, about then
    Where
    Chandler, Arizona: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 47, Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Spouse
    As this report names them
    Brand American Standard, made or sold by Trane, American Standard and SchlageLink
    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:

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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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