WASHINGTON, D.C. – THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FIRM NAMED BELOW, TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONSUMER PRODUCT. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING RECALLED PRODUCTS IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.
NAME OF PRODUCT: PERFECT FLAME DOUBLE LID FOUR BURNER GAS GRILLS
UNITS: ABOUT 24,000
RETAILER: LOWE’S HOME CENTERS, INC., OF NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. AND LOWE’S HIW, INC., OF TUKWILA, WASH.
MANUFACTURER: LUCAS INNOVATION INC., OF CHINA
HAZARD: THE COOKING CHAMBER OF THE GRILL CAN MELT AND/OR IGNITE, POSING A RISK OF FIRES AND BURN INJURIES TO CONSUMERS.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: THERE HAVE BEEN 175 REPORTS OF GRILL FIRES AND 25 REPORTS OF GRILLS MELTING, SOME OF WHICH RESULTED IN MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
DESCRIPTION: THIS RECALL INVOLVES PERFECT FLAME BRAND GRILLS, MODEL GAC3615 FOUR BURNER LP GAS GRILLS. THE GRILL HAS TWO LIDS. “PERFECT FLAME” IS PRINTED ON THE LARGER LID. THE MODEL NUMBER, SERIAL NUMBER, AND DATE CODE ARE PRINTED ON A LABEL ON THE RIGHT SIDE CART FRAME PANEL. THE FOLLOWING SERIAL NUMBERS AND DATE CODES ARE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL.
| MODEL NUMBER | DATE CODE | SERIAL NUMBER |
|---|---|---|
| GAC3615 | KU(JULY 07) | 000001 – 001278001282 – 001423 |
| KV(AUG. 07) | 001424 – 001849001855 – 005404 | |
| KW(SEPT. 07) | 005405 – 006540006548 – 009671010299 – 010440 | |
| KX(OCT. 07) | 010005 – 010297010441 – 014305014322 – 017164 | |
| KY(NOV. 07) | 017165 – 020714020715 – 022856 | |
| KZ(DEC. 07) | 022859 – 023284024301 – 025862 |
SOLD EXCLUSIVELY AT: LOWE’S STORES NATIONWIDE FROM OCTOBER 2007 THROUGH JULY 2008 FOR ABOUT $300.
MANUFACTURED IN: CHINA
REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP USING THE RECALLED GRILLS, DISCONNECT THE PROPANE TANKS, AND RETURN THE GRILLS WITHOUT THE PROPANE TANKS TO ANY LOWE’S STORE TO RECEIVE A FULL REFUND.
CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT LUCAS INNOVATION TOLL-FREE AT (877) 385-8226 BETWEEN 7 A.M. AND 3 P.M. PT MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, OR VISIT WWW.GAC3615GRILLRECALL.COM
Does anyone know if this model (GAC3615) grill with date code LQ is safe. Neither Lowe’s or the response person on the toll free number has a clue.
Sunday dinner turned into a nightmare. After cooking two slabs of ribs on the three-burner side of my “Perfect flame” model gac3615 gas grill, I turned up the burners and shut the lid to “clean” it as outlined in the owners manual, and set the timer on my microwave for 15minutes. When the timer alerted, I went out to shut the grill off, only to find it in flames!
I pulled the grill out from under the lanai, and started spraying water on it from my garden hose. The grill (and my floor mat) is a total loss.