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 UHZA200D34C2 Goodman/Janitrol/GMC UH-150(BK, DU) and UH-200(BK,DU) Heil/Tempstar NT005150BKA1 and NT005200BKA1 Inter-City Products ND150A020 and OND200A020 (Arcoaire, Comfortmaker) Lincoln Barriere LBU150 and LBU200 Nordyne (Miller/Intertherm) 01HA-150C20B and 01HA200C20B Quiet Automatic UHZA150D34 and UHZA200D34 York 026-32647-005, 026-32647-006 and 026-32647-015 The model numbers are located on an identification/data plate inside the furnace's front door. Heating and cooling contractors sold the heaters nationwide from April 1994 to August 1996 for about $1,700. Consumers who own recalled furnaces should call their dealers to arrange installation of a free recall upgrade kit. For more information, consumers can call Excell Comfort Systems (which bought the furnace portion of the Ducane Company) at (803) 284-3322. [Learn More]