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2 official CPSC notices naming Vaxcel International, 2003–2004, across lighting & ceiling fans, covering at least 1,200 units. The most recent: Ceiling Fans, August 13, 2004.
2 notices where the recalled products are ceiling fans.
Vaxcel International
These ceiling fans were assembled without the proper wire insulation sleeving, which could result in exposed wiring. Consumers could receive an electrical shock during installation or removal.
Vaxcel International
About 80 of these units were improperly assembled with a metal sleeve that could cause exposed wiring. If this occurs, consumers are at an increased risk of receiving an electrical shock during installation or removal.
Totals add up the figures the notices state, counting a reannounced or restated recall once; 1 of 2 notices add a unit count. 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.
Menards (1) is the store named in the 2 notices that say where Vaxcel International products were sold.
The 2 notices that give a price range from $350 to $450. Half of them name a price of $350 or less.
By the 2 notices that give sale dates, half the products were on sale for 5 months or less. Half the recalls came within 2 years of the first sale; the other half reached products that had been on sale longer.
None of the 2 notices lists model numbers.
Where the notices say the numbers are: “on a label located on the central housing of the ceiling fan” and “on the box and on a label located on the central housing of the ceiling fan”.
Taiwan (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 Vaxcel International consumer products between 2003 and 2004, covering at least 1,200 units.
No. As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published no recall notice naming Vaxcel International consumer products in 2026. The most recent was announced August 13, 2004 (CPSC 04-198).
Ceiling fans (2).
“CPSC, Vaxcel International Co. Ltd. Announce Recall of Ceiling Fan” (CPSC 03-193), announced September 25, 2003: about 1,200 units.
None of the 2 notices here lists model numbers, so compare your product with the name, photos, sale dates and any codes each notice gives. No match is not proof that a product is safe.
Each notice names its own recall contact; the contacts for every Vaxcel International notice are listed on this page. For the most recent one, Ceiling Fans (CPSC 04-198), call (800) 482-9235.
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