Ceiling fan recalls

Where they were sold

Amazon (7), Lowe's (4), The Home Depot (4), Wayfair (3), and Menards (2) are the stores named most often in the 22 notices that say where ceiling fans were sold. 18 of the 22 notices mention online sales.

What buyers paid

The 22 notices that give a price range from $60 to $2,500. Half of them name a price of $240 or less.

How long they were on sale

By the 22 notices that give sale dates, half the products were on sale for 23 months or less; the longest for 12.5 years. Half the recalls came within 2.5 years of the first sale; the other half reached products that had been on sale longer.

What the recalls offered

A repair in 8 of the 17 notices that name a remedy, a replacement in 6, new instructions in 2, a refund in 1. Some notices offer more than one.

The hazards that recur

Fall is named in 16 of the 30 notices (53%), against 17% of all CPSC notices on file. Then electric shock (7), impact (7), laceration (2), and fire (1).

Incidents reported

19 of the 22 notices that describe incidents report at least one; 1 reports injuries. 3 said none had been reported when the recall was announced.

How the notices identify affected units

14 of the 30 notices list model numbers. They also name serial numbers in 3, date codes or manufacture dates in 6, UPC codes in 3. A matching model number is a reason to open the notice, not the last word.

Where the notices say the numbers are: “on a label on top of the motor housing” (4 notices), “on a label located on the central housing of the ceiling fan”, and “on a name plate on top of the unit's receiver”.

Where they were made

China (16), Taiwan (4) and United States (2), in the 22 notices that name a manufacturing country.

More or fewer than before

2 ceiling fan notices in 2021–2025, down from 9 in 2016–2020. Across all CPSC notices on file, the count rose 16% over the same years.