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2 official CPSC notices naming A.O. Smith Water Products, 2005–2008, across hvac & water heaters, covering at least 6,500 units. The most recent: Natural and Propane Gas Water Heaters, April 3, 2008.
Type the model number from your A.O. Smith Water Products product's label. Every model number named in a A.O. Smith Water Products recall is listed below, grouped by notice.
6 model numbers
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2 notices where the recalled products are water heaters.
The water heater's flue gas temperatures can exceed safe limits and produce excessive temperatures in the venting unit, posing a fire hazard. Also, the water heater's exhaust can leak into the surrounding room, posing a carbon monoxide hazard.
The water heaters can accumulate soot on the burners, posing a fire hazard.
Totals add up the figures the notices state, counting a reannounced or restated recall once. A notice that gives no number adds nothing.
Counted across all 2 notices on file as of October 31, 2026. Each line says how many notices it rests on.
The 2 notices that give a price range from $460 to $2,500. Half of them name a price of $730 or less.
By the 2 notices that give sale dates, half the products were on sale for 11 months or less; the longest for 19 months. Half the recalls came within 13 months of the first sale; the other half reached products that had been on sale longer.
1 of the 2 notices lists model numbers. They also name serial numbers in 2, date codes or manufacture dates in 1. A matching model number is a reason to open the notice, not the last word.
Where the notices say the numbers are: “on the rating plate”.
United States (2), in the 2 notices that name a manufacturing country.
The recall contact each official notice gives, newest first. Contacts can change after a notice is published; the notice itself is the final word.
As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 2 recall notices naming A.O. Smith Water Products consumer products between 2005 and 2008, covering at least 6,500 units.
No. As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published no recall notice naming A.O. Smith Water Products consumer products in 2026. The most recent was announced April 3, 2008 (CPSC 08-241).
Water heaters (2).
“CPSC, A.O. Smith Announce Recall of Water Heaters” (CPSC 06-002), announced October 6, 2005: about 5,000 units.
Find the model number on the product's rating label, then type it into the model-number lookup on this page. A match means the number appears in an official CPSC notice; open that notice to confirm any date codes or serial ranges it lists. No match is not proof that a product is safe. 1 of the 2 notices here lists model numbers. They also name serial numbers in 2 and date codes or manufacture dates in 1.
Each notice names its own recall contact; the contacts for every A.O. Smith Water Products notice are listed on this page. For the most recent one, Natural and Propane Gas Water Heaters (CPSC 08-241), call (866) 880-4661 and go to www.hotwater.com.
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