Attic Ventilators Recalled by Westinghouse & Broan
CPSC recall 83014. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Fire & Fire-Related Burn
CPSC recall 83014 has the recall date 24 Jan 1983. The notice names the firm Westinghouse. 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 Ventilators.
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| Description | Attic Ventilators Recalled by Westinghouse & Broan NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 Note: Phone Number Change FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Orginally issued March 24, 1983; Revised August 27, 2002 Release # 83-014 Westinghouse, Broan Recalling Electric Motors For Powered Attic Ventilators Washington, D.C. -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Westinghouse Electric Corporation and Broan Manufacturing Co., today announced a voluntary recall of approximately 16,000 electric motors supplied by Westinghouse for Broan Model 346 and Nautilus Model N346 attic ventilators. The ventilator motors which are miswired may, under certain conditions, overheat and cause fires. The attic ventilators were sold nationwide through electric supply houses to builders and contractors and through home centers directly to consumers. The units were manufactured and sold after April 1978. Owners should determine if they have a Broan or Nautilus roof-mounted powered attic ventilator. The ventilator can be identified from outside the house by the two foot diameter round beige plastic dome with either a… |
| Product | Broan roof-mounted attic ventilators, Ventilators |
| Product | Nautilus roof-mounted attic ventilators |
| Manufacturer | Westinghouse; Broan |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1983: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1983
- 23
- Recalls of 1983 with one of the same hazards
- 39%
- Recalls of 1983 in the category Ventilators
- 4%
- Recalls on the register that name Westinghouse
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 83014. https://recallregister.com/product/4325-attic-ventilators-recalled-by-westinghouse-broan/. 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 83014 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 83014 has no incident or injury text.