THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL WAS VOLUNTARILY CONDUCTED BY THE FIRM IN COOPERATION WITH THE CPSC. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING THE PRODUCT IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.
NAME OF PRODUCT: NILES ZR-6 MULTIZONE RECEIVERS
UNITS: ABOUT 3,800
DISTRIBUTOR: NILES AUDIO CORP., OF MIAMI, FLA.
HAZARD: A FAILURE IN THE RECEIVER’S INTERNAL COMPONENTS CAN CAUSE CONNECTED LOUDSPEAKERS TO OVERHEAT AND CAUSE A FIRE, POSING A FIRE HAZARD TO CONSUMERS.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: THE FIRM HAS RECEIVED REPORTS OF THREE INCIDENTS OF CONNECTED LOUDSPEAKERS OVERHEATING. NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
DESCRIPTION: THIS RECALL INVOLVES NILES® ZR-6 MULTIZONE RECEIVERS. THE RECEIVERS ARE BLACK WITH A BLUE LCD DISPLAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND THE NILES LOGO IN WHITE ON THE FRONT CENTER. THE RECEIVERS MEASURE 17 INCHES WIDE X 3.5 INCHES HIGH X 15 INCHES DEEP. THE MODEL NUMBER ZR-6 IS LOCATED ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF THE FRONT PANEL OF THE RECEIVERS.
SOLD AT: AUDIO/VIDEO/HOME THEATER CUSTOM INSTALLATION PROFESSIONALS NATIONWIDE FROM JULY 2008 THROUGH NOVEMBER 2009 FOR ABOUT $2,000.
MANUFACTURED IN: CHINA
REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP USING THE RECALLED RECEIVERS AND CONTACT NILES FOR A FREE REPAIR KIT. THE REPAIR KIT INCLUDES A SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE RECEIVERS. NILES IS DIRECTLY CONTACTING CONSUMERS WHO PURCHASED THE RECALLED RECEIVERS.
CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT NILES AT (800) 667-3991 BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 6 P.M. ET MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.NILESAUDIO.COM/ZR6INFO, EMAIL THE FIRM AT ZR6INFO@NILESAUDIO.COM, OR WRITE TO NILES AUDIO CORP., ATTENTION: ZR-6 RECALL, 12331 SW 130 STREET, MIAMI, FLA. 33186
FRONT OF RECEIVER
BACK OF RECEIVER
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