Casablanca Recalls Ceiling Fans Due To Falling Motors, Blades

Casablanca Fan Co. is recalling 43 models of ceiling fans due to fan motors and attached blades possibly falling when operating in reverse updraft mode, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Casablanca has received eight reports of the fan motor and blades falling, including one report of minor injury and one of minor property damage, company officials said on the web site.

This Casablanca recall involves approximately 30,000 fans manufactured in 2013 and 2014 and sold at lighting store showrooms nationwide and major home improvement online retailers from January 2013 through December 2014 for between $350 and $620, officials said.

Recalled Casablanca fan styles include: Alessandria, Aris, Bel Air, Bullet, Caneel Bay, Heritage, Isotope, Riello, Stealth, Tercera, Trident, Whitman and Zudio. Affected models have a gold label on top of the motor housing that includes “Casablanca” and a model number.

Some Casablanca models also have the Casablanca logo on the switch housing or on the end of the pull chain. The production date code is a four digit code on top of the motor housing near the center down rod. Fans with a Cat. No. “A01”, the last two digits of the four digit date code ending in “13” or “14” and no green dot on top of the motor housing are included in the recall.

For a complete list of model numbers, follow this link.

Consumers are advised to immediately stop using the recalled fans and contact Casablanca for a free in-home inspection and repair.

Call Casablanca toll-free at 855-800-3789 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or go online at www.casablancafanco.com and click on the “Safety & Recall” tab at the bottom of the page for more information.

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