CPSC recall 73-039, announced November 10, 1973, covers JC Penney Electric Heater Log decorative fireplaces. Hazard: Fire & Fire-Related Burn.
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The CPSC data does not provide a discrete model-number list for this record. Compare the product description and identification details on the official notice.
Which products are included?
The CPSC warned owners of some 1,600 "Electric Heater Log" decorative fireplaces to immediately unplug the units to avoid a possible fire hazard.
Confirm these details on the official CPSC noticeWhy it was recalled
Fire & Fire-Related Burn
Official remedy
No separate remedy text is present in the API record. Follow the official CPSC notice.
What to do now
- Check the product. This notice lists no model numbers. Compare yours with the description and photos in the official notice.
- 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
- JC Penney
- Manufacturer
- JC Penney, Montgomery Ward, Dyna Manufacturing, Sears
- Product type
- Space heaters, Fireplaces
- Recall number
- 73-039
This recall in context
Compared with the 39 space heater recalls in this index, as of October 31, 2026.
- Hazards
- Fire: named in 33 of 39 space heater recalls, the most common hazard among them. Burn: named in 22 of 39 space heater recalls.
- Brand history
- JC Penney is named in 30 CPSC notices in this index, from 1973 to 2013. This recall is the earliest.
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