Crown Boilers Recalled Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard – December 2013

What Was Recalled

The Crown Boiler CWD series cast iron hot water boilers that use natural gas or LP to heat water in home baseboard, floor or radiator heating systems manufactured by the Crown Boiler Company have been recalled. They sold about 2,200 defective units through plumbing and heating wholesale distributors nationwide from May 2005 through July 2013 for between $4,000 and $6,700.

Why Was It Recalled

The air pressure switch can fail to shut down the burners if there is a blockage in the vent system allowing the boiler to emit excessive amounts of carbon monoxide, posing a CO poisoning hazard to the consumer. There have been no reports of incidents or injury

How to Identify The Recalled Product

The boilers being recalled are red and gray, about 37 inches tall, about 23 inches deep and range from 16 to 42 inches wide. The Crown Boiler logo is on the front of the boiler. Recalled boilers have model numbers that begin with CWD and were manufactured between May 1, 2005 and July 1, 2013. The model number and the manufacturing date are located on a white rating label located on the upper right side of the boiler. The manufacturing date appears under "Series" in the MM/DD/YYYY or M/D/YYYY format or as a two-letter code. Recalled models have dates between 5/1/2005 and 7/1/2013 or one of the listed two-letter codes.

Two Letter Date Codes:
EB	FB	GB	HB	IB	JB	KB	LB
AC	BC	CC	DC	EC	FC	GC	HC	IC	JC	KC	LC
AD	BD	CD	DD	ED	FD	GD	HD	ID	JD	KD	LD
AE	BE	CE	DE	EE	FE	GE	HE	IE	JE	KE	LE
AF	BF	CF	DF	EF	FF	GF	HF	IF	JF	KF	LF
AG	BG	CG	DG	EG	FG	GG	HG	IG	JG	KG	LG
AH	BH	CH	DH	EH	FH	GH	HH	IH	JH	KH	LH
AI	BI	CI	DI	EI	FI	GI	HI	II	JI	KI	LI
AJ	BJ	CJ	DJ	EJ	FJ

For additional information about this specific recall such as possible remedies, restitution, repairs, replacement, recourse, and manufacturer contact information you can follow this link to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission website.