Heat Guns Recalled By Top Flite Models
CPSC recall 80014. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Burn - Not Fire-Related
CPSC recall 80014 has the recall date 17 Apr 1980. The notice names the firm T/F Monokote. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under 3 hazards. The first is Fire. CPSC gives the product type Heat Guns.
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
|---|---|
| Hazard | Poisoning |
| Description | Heat Guns Recalled By Top Flite Models NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 17, 1980 Release # 80-014 Heat Guns Containing Asbestos Recalled WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 17, 1980) -- A program to repair approximately 20,000 "heat guns" used by model airplane hobbyists is being conducted by the manufacturer, Top Flite Models, Inc., of Chicago, Illinois. The heat guns, which contain asbestos heat shields in the barrel, emit asbestos fibers during use. The repair program is being conducted voluntarily in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Hobbyists use the "T/F Monokote" brand heat guns to shrink and mold the outer covering of model airplanes. Although the product resembles and functions like a hand-held hair dryer, it cannot be used to dry hair because the gun emits air heated as high as 400 degrees Farenheit. Manufactured between June, 1974 and December, 1977, the heat guns have been sold nationwide in hobby shops and other specialty retail stores for approximately $23 each. The manufacturer has used heat shields made from the mineral "mica" in all of… |
| Product | Heat Guns |
| Product | T/F Monokote heat guns |
| Manufacturer | T/F Monokote |
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- Hazard: Fire
- Hazard: Burn
- Hazard: Poisoning
- Category: Heat Guns
- CPSC recalls of 1980
The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1980: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1980
- 22
- Recalls of 1980 with one of the same hazards
- 18%
- Recalls of 1980 in the category Heat Guns
- 5%
- Recalls on the register that name T/F Monokote
- 1
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- CPSC recall notice 80014The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 80014. https://recallregister.com/product/4001-heat-guns-recalled-by-top-flite-models/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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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 80014 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 80014 has no incident or injury text.