Recalls involving residential heating and cooling equipment, air conditioners, heat pumps, furnaces, boilers, and water heaters.
The control board inside the motor of the recalled air conditioners can fail, posing a risk of serious injury or death from fire and burn hazards.
Amana Through the Wall TTW
The snubber circuit can emit flames if it shorts, posing a risk of serious injury due to fire hazard.
Modine Manufacturing
The ventilation fan motor in the heat pumps can short circuit if water gets on the circuit board, causing the units to overheat and posing a fire hazard.
The heating element can remain energized during a ground fault, despite being turned off, posing a risk of fire or burn injury to consumers.
Wagner Spray Tech
The attached hose can get excessively hot and the nozzle/gun can expel hot water during use and after the trigger is engaged, posing a serious burn hazard to consumers.
The exhaust duct can crack, allowing gases to escape inside of the home, posing a carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning hazard that can result in death or serious injury.
A combi (or combination) boiler is a type of gas boiler that provides both a home's hot water and central heating. The hot water can exceed the temperature set on the control panel, posing a burn hazard to users.
The boiler door can fail to seal properly, due to incorrect burner door studs, allowing flames and gases to escape, posing fire and carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning hazards that can result in death or serious injury.
Pooled water in the air conditioners can fail to drain quickly enough, which can lead to mold growth. Mold exposure poses risks of respiratory issues or other infections to some consumers.
The boiler door can fail to seal properly due to incorrect screws, allowing carbon monoxide (CO) gases to escape, posing a carbon monoxide poisoning hazard.
The boilers can release carbon monoxide (CO) due to delayed ignitions or component damage, posing a risk of serious injury or death.
As of October 1, 2026, CPSC has published 257 recall notices in the HVAC & Water Heaters category since 1977, covering at least 27 million units. The most recent is “Friedrich Air Conditioning Recalls KÜHL Window Air Conditioners Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fire and Burn Hazards” (CPSC 26-776), announced September 17, 2026.
Yes. As of October 1, 2026, CPSC has published 5 recall notices in the HVAC & Water Heaters category in 2026, the most recent on September 17, 2026 (CPSC 26-776).
By number of notices: air conditioners (41), water heaters (39), space heaters (35), boilers (32), furnaces (26) and dehumidifiers (18), plus 9 more product types.
By number of notices: Goodman (11), Carrier (10), Trane (7), White-Rodgers (7), A. O. Smith (6) and Honeywell (6). Brand-name products are often made by another firm, so one recall can span several brands.
“Dehumidifiers Made by Midea Recalled Due to Serious Fire and Burn Hazards; $4.8 Million in Property Damage Reported” (CPSC 17-024), announced November 2, 2016: about 3.4 million units.
Find the model number on the product's rating label and enter it in the site search. An exact match names the official CPSC notice that lists that number; open it to confirm any date codes or serial ranges it lists. No match is not proof that a product is safe.
Follow the remedy in the official notice and contact the firm it names. Across HVAC and water heater recalls, the remedies offered most often are repair (65), refund (27) and replacement (26).