MWE Investments Remembers Westinghouse Transportable Generators Attributable to Fire Hazard
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Recalled Westinghouse WGen5300DFv Twin Gasoline Transportable Generator
Recalled Westinghouse iGen4500DF Twin Gasoline Transportable Generator
Dwelling and layout of serial number on recalled Westinghouse WGen5300DFv Twin Gasoline Transportable Generator
Dwelling and layout of serial number on recalled Westinghouse iGen4500DF Twin Gasoline Transportable Generator
Title of product:
Twin Gasoline Transportable Generators
Hazard:
The recalled transportable mills can leak gasoline, posing a fireplace and burn hazard.
Have interaction date:
September 16, 2020
Have interaction Small print
Description:
This bag entails Westinghouse WGen5300DFv Twin Gasoline Transportable Generators and Westinghouse iGen4500DF Twin Gasoline Inverter Transportable Generators with manufacture dates from October 2019 through December 2019. The twin gasoline mills can bustle on gas or propane.
The WGen5300DFv has a gleaming blue and unlit metal exterior and has “Westinghouse” and “WGen5300DFv” printed in white lettering on the have a watch on panel on the aspect of the generator. The generator has a fold down sort out and wheels for portability. The generator measures about 23.3 inches long by 20 inches wide inches by 19.29 inches immense with out its wheel equipment. It weighs about 129 pounds.
The iGen4500DF has a gleaming blue plastic quilt and has “Westinghouse iGen4500DF” printed in white lettering on each and every aspect panels. The generator measures about 29.7 inches long by 19.7 wide inches by 22 inches immense. It weighs about 105 pounds.
Affected objects could perchance beget with out a doubt one of many next serial numbers, that could perchance perchance effectively be chanced on on the unit’s relief panel (the “x” fields are notify to particular particular person objects):
04511A1019xxxxxxxxx
04511A1219xxxxxxxxx
5311A1219xxxxxxxxx
Remedy:
Customers must mild straight conclude using the recalled mills and talk to MWE Investments to space up for a free restore.
Incidents/Injuries:
The firm has got 26 experiences of gasoline leaking from the gasoline valve. No fires, injuries, or property damage had been reported.
Purchased At:
The WGen500DFv changed into offered at Sam’s Membership nationwide and online at SamsClub.com. The iGen4500DF changed into offered online at amazon.com, homedepot.com, lowes.com, electricgeneratorsdirect.com, powerequipmentdirect.com, norwall.com, and other online locations. The mills had been offered from January 2020 through Would possibly 2020 for between $450 and $1,050, reckoning on the mannequin.
Importer(s):
MWE Investments, of Columbus, Ohio
Manufactured In:
China and Vietnam
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