CPSCRecalled Oct 5, 2004 · #05503
CPSC, Runtal North America Inc. Announce Recall to Replace Runtal Sundance Towel Radiators
Hazard
The towel rack may overheat and rupture when overloaded with towels, releasing heated fluid, which could result in a burn injury.
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The Sundance Towel Radiator is a wall-mounted towel warmer and decorative heater. The product warms towels and provides radiant heat through a thermal element inside the fluid-filled tubular rack.
Product details
- Product
- Runtal Sundance Towel Radiator
- Type
- Radiators
- Manufacturer
- Runtal North America, Inc., Ward Hill, Mass.
- Model numbers
- —
- UPCs
- —
- Sold at
- Runtal North America, Inc. at the Web site www.runtalsundance.com, between November 2003 and July 2004, and through the Web sites of Bed, Bath and Beyond and eQwip on a limited basis, between November 2003 and January 2004, for about $300.
- Made in
- United States
What you should do
Free replacement. Consumers should immediately stop using the heater function with towels loaded on the top rungs. Runtal is replacing all current Sundance units with new units incorporating an improved temperature control and monitoring system, at no cost to the consumer. Sundance is contacting every customer who purchased this product by letter and by phone to arrange for pick-up and replacement.