Mobile Home Furnaces Repaired by HOME
CPSC recall 81017. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Carbon Monoxide (CO)
CPSC recall 81017 has the recall date 9 Jun 1981. The notice names the firm HOME Division of Lear Siegler. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Carbon monoxide. CPSC gives the product type Furnaces.
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| Description | Mobile Home Furnaces Repaired by HOME NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 1981 Release # 81-017 Carbon Monoxide Gas Hazard Prompts Repair Program For Mobile Home Furnaces WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 9) -- A program to repair as many as 55,000 liquid propane and natural gas furnaces used in mobile homes is being conducted by the manufacturer because the furnaces may pose a risk of death or poisoning by leaking carbon monoxide gas if portions of the vent system corrode. The repair program pertains to all model MMG "Miller"-brand gas furnaces manufactured by the HOME Division of Lear Siegler, Inc., of Holland, Michigan. The firm, in voluntary cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, has agreed to replace the flue-pipe extension within the furnaces. Corrosion in the flue-pipe extension and vent system may permit carbon monoxide gas to be emitted into the living areas. CPSC has been informed of 19 deaths since 1969 which have been associated with carbon monoxide leakage from the MMG model furnaces. Approximately 46,000 furnaces were manufactured from 1964… |
| Product | MMG Miller gas furnaces, Furnaces |
| Manufacturer | HOME Division of Lear Siegler; Miller |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1981: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1981
- 12
- Recalls of 1981 with one of the same hazards
- 8%
- Recalls of 1981 in the category Furnaces
- 8%
- Recalls on the register that name HOME Division of Lear Siegler
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 81017. https://recallregister.com/product/4117-mobile-home-furnaces-repaired-by-home/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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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 81017 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 81017 has no incident or injury text.