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Centex Homes Recalls Solar Panels Due to Fire Hazard
WASHINGTON, March 25, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumers should
stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to
resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Recall Summary
Name of Product: SolarSave@ roof panels
Hazard: Fire
Remedy: Centex has contacted directly customers impacted by the recall
and performed free installations of new solar panels. Owners of homes
with qualifying solar energy systems who have not been contacted by
the company should turn off their solar energy systems immediately and
contact Centex to schedule the installation of free replacement
panels.
Consumer Contact: Visit www.Centex.com, send an email to
NorCalSolar@Centex.com or send a fax to (800) 917-2201.
Photos available at:
http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2014/Centex-Homes-Recalls-Solar-Panels
Recall Details
Units: About 240 homes
Description: This recall involves Open Energy 34 watt (OE-34) Solar
Panel energy systems sold under the brand name Open Energy SolarSave
Roofing Tiles. SolarSave panels replace conventional roof tiles and
provide solar power to the building. This recall involves all brown,
terracotta and gray OE-34 SolarSave roof tiles installed on new homes
sold by Centex Homes ("Centex"). This recall does not include any
other solar panels, except for the OE-34 model, installed on homes
sold by Centex.
Incidents/Injuries: Two incidents in which roof fires originated in or
near the recalled roof panels have been reported. These incidents
involve homes sold by Centex. No injuries have been reported.
Installed by: Subcontractors hired by Centex Homes, a Nevada general
partnership.
Distributed by: Burlingame Industries, Inc., dba Eagle Roofing
Products, located in Rialto, Calif.
Manufacturer(s): Open Energy Corporation, Inc. and Applied Solar,
Inc., of Solana Beach, Calif., are no longer in business.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting
the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with
the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's
jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer
product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC
is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that
pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to
ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power
tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals - contributed to a
decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer
products over the past 40 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a
publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory
recall ordered by the Commission.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to
www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or
teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054 for the hearing impaired. Consumers
can obtain news release and recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on
Twitter @USCPSC or by subscribing to CPSC's free e-mail newsletters.
CPSC Consumer Information Hotline Contact us at this toll-free number
if you have questions about a recall: 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054)
Times: 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. ET; Messages can be left anytime Call to get
product safety and other agency information and to report unsafe
products.
Media Contact Please use the phone numbers below for all media
requests. Phone: (301) 504-7908 Spanish: (301) 504-7800 Link Text:
View CPSC contacts for specific areas of expertise
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