CPSC recall 14-005, announced October 24, 2013, covers Air Comfort Products Tommy Bahama® Outdoor Ceiling Fans (about 2,800 units). The brackets holding the fan blades can break and cause the blades to fall, posing a risk of injury to bystanders. The notice cites 3 incident reports. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled fans and contact Emerson Air Comfort Products to schedule a free in-home repair or to order a free do-it-yourself repair kit. Recall contact: call 800-777-4440, or go to www.luminancebrands.com.
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Compare the model on your label, then check any serial numbers, date codes, and exclusions in the notice. A model match alone does not confirm that your unit is included.
Affected model numbers
The fan has model number TB311DBZ and a distressed bronze color.
Which products are included?
This recall involves Tommy Bahama brand 52-inch outdoor ceiling fans sold under the "The Copa Breeze" style name. The fan has model number TB311DBZ and a distressed bronze color. Each of the five oval-shaped paddles/blades has a metal accent in the shape of an oval with a figure-8 inside the oval. The lower part of the motor housing has "Tommy Bahama" embossed on it. A date code is represented by three letters printed on the lower right corner of a label on the top of the motor housing. Fans with one of the following three-letter combinations are included in the recall: AJL, BAA, BAB, BAC, BAD, BAE, BAF, BAG, BAH, BAI, BAJ, BAK, BAL, BBA, BBB, BBC, BBD, BBE, BBF, BBG, BBH, BBI, BBJ, BBK, BBL, BCA, BCB, BCC and BCD
Confirm these details on the official CPSC noticeWhat to look for
- Model numbers
- One listed. Yours must match it exactly.
- Also in the notice
- Date codes. Compare these as well.
- Where to look
the lower right corner of a label on the top of the motor housing
(the notice’s words)- When sold
- April 2010 through July 2012
- Where sold
- Amazon, among the sellers the notice names
- Price paid
- $350
Why it was recalled
The brackets holding the fan blades can break and cause the blades to fall, posing a risk of injury to bystanders.
Incidents and injuries
Emerson Air Comfort has received three reports of fan blades detaching, including one report of a laceration to a consumer who was hit in the back of the head by a falling blade.
Official remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled fans and contact Emerson Air Comfort Products to schedule a free in-home repair or to order a free do-it-yourself repair kit.
What to do now
- Check the label. Compare your model number with the one listed in this recall, then check the date codes the notice lists.
- Stop using it. The notice says to stop using recalled units immediately.
- Contact the firm. Call 800-777-4440, or go to www.luminancebrands.com.
- Get the remedy. This recall offers a repair.
- Read the official notice. The CPSC notice is the final word on which units are included and what to do.
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Product and sales details
- Brand
- Air Comfort Products
- Product type
- Ceiling fans
- Recall number
- 14-005
- Units
- About 2,800 in the United States, 80 in Canada
- Manufactured in
- China
- Sold at / sales period
- Fan and lighting stores nationwide and online at www.EmersonFans.com and Amazon.com from April 2010 through July 2012 for about $350.
- Importer
- Air Comfort Products, a division of Emerson Electric Co., of St. Louis, Mo
Tommy Bahama® Outdoor Ceiling Fans
CPSC product type: Ceiling Fans
This recall in context
Compared with the 30 ceiling fan recalls in this index, as of October 31, 2026.
- Size
- 2,800 units: the 18th-largest of 22 ceiling fan recalls that state a unit count. The median is 8,550 units.
- Hazard
- Fall: named in 16 of 30 ceiling fan recalls, the most common hazard among them.
- Remedy
- Repair: offered in 8 of 30 ceiling fan recalls, the most common remedy.
- Brand history
- Air Comfort Products is named in 5 CPSC notices in this index, from 1977 to 2013. This recall is the most recent. The one before: Air Comfort Products Emerson Corsair Ceiling Fans (12-249, Aug 2012). 3 of them are ceiling fan recalls.
- Time on sale
- About 2 years. Recalled 15 months after the last month of sales the notice gives.
Recall contact information
Emerson Air Comfort Products at 800-777-4440 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.luminancebrands.com for more information.
Verify phone numbers, hours, and websites on the current CPSC notice before contacting the firm.
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