Recall Register

Zenith Color TV Sets Repair by Zenith Radio

CPSC recall 73021. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Fire & Fire-Related Burn

CPSC recall 73021 has the recall date 14 Sep 1973. The notice names the firm Zenith. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Fire. CPSC gives the product type Televisions, Mounts, Guards & Antennas.

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CPSC recall 73021: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
Zenith Color TV Sets Repair by Zenith Radio NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 1973 Release # 73-021 CPSC Warns Of Possible Fire Hazard 12,000 Zenith Color Tv Sets WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 14) --The Consumer Product Safety Commission-- acting on a report to it from the Zenith Radio Corporation-- today warned consumers of a possible fire hazard in 12,000 Zenith 19-inch table model color television sets. The affected sets all were manufactured between late June and mid-August 1972. CPSC Chairman Richard 0. Simpson said that he has been informed by Zenith that they are moving immediately to notify all of their distributors, dealers and set owners. And he said that Zenith has voluntarily agreed to repair the sets at no expense to consumers. A company spokesman said that Zenith will attempt to contact all set owners within two weeks. Simpson said that Zenith learned of the problem Wednesday, following a fire in one of the sets in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There were no reported injuries as a result of that fire. The sets carry model numbers: D-4030W5, D-4030W6, T-2838W6,…
ProductZenith 19-inch table model color televisions, Televisions, Mounts, Guards & Antennas
ManufacturerZenith

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1973: not given
CPSC recalls of 1973
8
Recalls of 1973 with one of the same hazards
50%
Recalls of 1973 in the category Televisions, Mounts, Guards & Antennas
25%
Recalls on the register that name Zenith
1

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 73021. https://recallregister.com/product/3728-zenith-color-tv-sets-repair-by-zenith-radio/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

Sources

Source
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence
US government work, public domain
Data retrieved
30 Sep 2026
Newest CPSC recall on the register
24 Sep 2026

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Questions

Does CPSC recall 73021 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 73021 has no incident or injury text.