Upflow Horizontal Oil Furnaces Recalled by The Ducane Company

CPSC recall 97012. Recall date: 29 Oct 1996.

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Fire & Fire-Related Burn

CPSC recall 97012 has the recall date 29 Oct 1996. The notice names the firm Carrier. 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 Furnaces.

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CPSC recall 97012: incidents, units, products and firms
Units	The CPSC record gives no number
Description	Upflow Horizontal Oil Furnaces Recalled by The Ducane Company NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 Note: company and telephone number change FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ken Giles Originally issued October 29, 1996, Revised October 21, 2002 (301) 504-7052 Release # 97-012 CPSC and The Ducane Company Announce Recall of Upflow Horizontal Oil Furnaces WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), The Ducane Company of Columbia, S.C., is announced a voluntary recall program to repair approximately 2,100 oil furnaces. Heat exchangers in the furnace can crack. The Ducane Company initiated the recall after it found a crack in one of its furnaces. No injuries have been reported. This retrofit involves 150,000- and 200,000-Btu oil furnaces manufactured by Ducane and distributed under the following brand names and model numbers: Brand Model Numbers American Standard AUH150A960A and AUH200A960A Bard FUS150D60A and FUS200D60A Bryant/Day & Night/Payne 363AAN060195 and 363AAN060260 Carrier 58BTA195xxx58BTA10120 and 58BTA260xxx58BTA10120 Ducane UHZA150D34C2 and…
Product	Furnaces
Product	American Standard oil furnaces
Product	Bard oil furnaces
Product	Bryant, Day & Night, Payne oil furnaces
Product	Carrier oil furnaces
Product	Ducane, Bryant oil furnaces
Product	Goodman, Janitrol, GMC oil furnaces
Product	Heil oil furnaces
Product	Inter-City Products (Arcoaire, Comfortmaker) oil furnaces
Product	Lincoln Barriere oil furnaces
Product	Nordyne (Miller/Intertherm) oil furnaces
Product	Quiet Automatic oil furnaces
Product	Tempstar oil furnaces
Product	York oil furnaces
Manufacturer	Carrier; Goodman; American Standard; Tempstar; Bryant; Ducane; Bard; Heil; Janitrol; Inter-City Products (Arcoaire, Comfortmaker); GMC; Payne; Nordyne (Miller/Intertherm); York

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The recall in context

Units in this recall: not givenMedian of 1996: not given
CPSC recalls of 1996: 138
Recalls of 1996 with one of the same hazards: 28%
Recalls of 1996 in the category Furnaces: 1%
Recalls on the register that name Carrier: 8

Other recalls of the firm

Other CPSC recalls that name Carrier
Date	Recall
10 Oct 2019	Carrier Recalls Carrier- and Bryant-Branded Heat Pumps Due to Fire Hazard
11 May 2017	Carrier and Bryant Recall Heat Pumps Due to Fire Hazard
23 Feb 2017	Carrier Expands Recall of Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Due to Fire Hazard
22 Dec 2015	Carrier Recalls to Repair Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners, Heat Pumps Including Previously Recalled Units Due to Fire Hazard
7 Nov 2007	Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Recalled by Carrier Due to Fire Hazard
16 Apr 1979	Air Conditioners Recalled by Carrier
19 Oct 1978	Air Conditioners Recalled

Carrier: all 8 recalls

Official channels

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 97012. https://recallregister.com/product/5858-upflow-horizontal-oil-furnaces-recalled-by-the-ducane-company/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

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Source: 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 97012 report injuries?: The CPSC record of recall 97012 has no incident or injury text.
How many CPSC recalls name Carrier?: 8 CPSC recalls on this register name Carrier. This recall is 1 of them.