CPSC, York International Corporation Announce Recall of Gas Furnaces
CPSC recall 01523. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
York's quality assurance and manufacturing investigation found these furnaces could have detached heat exchanger tubes. A separated heat exchanger tube could result in leakage of flue gases, including carbon monoxide, which could result in serious injury or death.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should stop using these furnaces immediately and contact York for information in determining if the furnace is part of the recall. All installed furnaces will be inspected and furnaces with improperly fabricated heat exchanger tubes will be replaced at no cost to the consumer. York has notified the furnace distributors to contact consumers directly about the recall.
CPSC recall 01523 has the recall date 6 Sep 2001. The notice names the firm York International. The recall has about 7,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2001 has 22,500 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Carbon monoxide. CPSC gives the product type Furnaces.
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| Incidents and injuries | None reported. |
|---|---|
| Units | 7,000 |
| Description | The furnaces are marketed under the York, Luxaire, and Coleman brands. The model families that are involved are P4HU, P1DU, FL8B, G8D, G8T, and L8T. The brand name, model number and serial numbers are located inside the removable front panels of the furnaces The serial numbers of the suspect units all start with the same four alpha characters "WFKM" and "WGKM." and the numerical sequences are as follows: Furnace Serial Numbers Model Number WGKM007655-WGKM007659 FL8B08016UH12 WGKM007661-WFKM007709 G8T08016UHB11 WGKM007605-WGKM007619 G8D10020UHC11 WFKM003094-WFKM003143 G8T08016UHB11A WFKM003144-WFKM003193 G8T10020UHC11A WGKM007710-WGKM007739 L8T08016UHB11 WGKM012457-WGKM012506 L8T10020UHC11 WGKM018664-WGKM018668 L8T11520UHC11 WGKM007620-WGKM007629 P1DUC20L08001 WFKM003055-WFKM003128 WFKM047734-WFKM047783 WFKM020141-WFKM020240 WGKM007550-WGKM007654 WGKM022174-WGKM022308 P4HUB12N08001 WFKM003129-WFKM014912 WFKM031608-WFKM031822 WFKM056001-WFKM056450 WFKM068950-WFKM069349 WGKM009491-WGKM009852 WGKM022833-WGKM023051 P4HUB16N06401 WFKM016427-WFKM016526 WFKM031458-WFKM031607 WFKM047784-WFKM054043 WFKM063721-WFKM064395 WGKM009291-WGKM009490 WGKM022319-WGKM022831 P4HUB16L06401… |
| Product | Gas furnaces sold under the York, Luxaire, and Coleman brand names, About 7,000, Furnaces |
| Sold at | York mid-efficiency 80 percent gas furnaces have been installed nationwide by independent installers and contractors. |
| Manufacturer | York International Corporation, of York Pa |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 7,000Median of 2001: 22,500
- CPSC recalls of 2001
- 245
- Recalls of 2001 with one of the same hazards
- 3%
- Recalls of 2001 in the category Furnaces
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name York International
- 2
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 13 Oct 1999 | CPSC, York International Corp. Announce Recall of York International Corporation Diamond 80 Furnaces |
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 01523. https://recallregister.com/product/1952-cpsc-york-international-corporation-announce-recall-of-gas-furnaces/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 01523 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
None reported.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
York mid-efficiency 80 percent gas furnaces have been installed nationwide by independent installers and contractors.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 01523?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 7,000
- How many CPSC recalls name York International?
- 2 CPSC recalls on this register name York International. This recall is 1 of them.