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Food Dehydrator Recalled by NESCO American Harvest Due to Fire Hazard

U.S. CPSCFireJan 20, 2011
Photo from the official notice: Food Dehydrator Recalled by NESCO American Harvest Due to Fire Hazard
Photo from the official notice: Food Dehydrator Recalled by NESCO American Harvest Due to Fire Hazard
Photo from the official notice: Food Dehydrator Recalled by NESCO American Harvest Due to Fire Hazard
Photo from the official notice: Food Dehydrator Recalled by NESCO American Harvest Due to Fire Hazard

Photos from the official notice: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission · image rights

Hazard

A defective capacitor in the electronic control module can overheat, posing a smoke and fire hazard.

Remedy

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product and contact NESCO for instructions on how to receive a free electronic control module.

New Instructions

Incidents & injuries

NESCO received three reports of overheating resulting in smoke or fire. No injuries have been reported.

Product description

The recalled product includes a base with stackable trays to place food. The top of the unit houses the electronic control module. Model number FD-1020 and production date codes: 09E 0610; 09E 0624; and 09E 0903 are molded into the underside of the dehydrator's electronic control module.

Sold on

National mass merchandisers and retailers and online at www.nesco.com and other websites from July 2009 to January 2011 for about $140.

Contact the company

For more information, contact NESCO at (800) 726-4457 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.nesco.com

What should I do?

Stop using the product and follow the remedy below. Contact the company for a refund, repair or replacement — recall remedies are free.

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