Electric Space Heaters Recalled by Patton
CPSC recall 85011. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Fire & Fire-Related Burn
CPSC recall 85011 has the recall date 12 Mar 1985. The notice names the firm Patton. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Fire.
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
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| Description | Electric Space Heaters Recalled by Patton NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR RELEASE March 12, 1985 Release # 85-011 Reminder Of Voluntary Recall Of Electric Space Heaters Washington, D.C. -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Patton Electric Company, New Haven, Indiana, today issued a reminder to the public of its voluntary recall, originally announced in April 1984, of a particular discontinued model of a "Patton" and "Sears" brand portable electric space heater because of a possible fire hazard. The firm is issuing this reminder because approximately 50,000 of the discontinued heaters may still be in consumer use. The CPSC has investigated over sixty incidents of fire in houses where these heaters were being used. Patton halted distribution of the heaters after reports of a possible fire hazard. In March 1984, Patton notified all retail outlets which sold the heaters to remove them from sale. The recalled electric heaters are small portable plastic models and have a "slide-type" control switch on the top. Consumers may identify the recalled units by looking at… |
| Product | Patton portable electric space heaters |
| Product | Sears portable electric space heaters, Electric Heaters |
| Manufacturer | Patton; Patton Electric; Sears |
| Made in | Hong Kong |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1985: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1985
- 30
- Recalls of 1985 with one of the same hazards
- 33%
- Recalls on the register that name Patton
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 85011. https://recallregister.com/product/4499-electric-space-heaters-recalled-by-patton/. 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 85011 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 85011 has no incident or injury text.
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
Hong Kong