{"id":3588,"date":"2025-09-29T07:00:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T12:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=3588"},"modified":"2025-09-09T20:22:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T01:22:04","slug":"2-9-million-electric-motors-of-air-vent-inc-attic-fans-recalled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/2-9-million-electric-motors-of-air-vent-inc-attic-fans-recalled\/","title":{"rendered":"2.9 Million Electric Motors of Air Vent, Inc. Attic Fans Recalled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/attic-5684674_640-e1757185095942.jpg\" alt=\"attic-5684674_640-e1757185095942\" width=\"601\" height=\"400\" \/>On August 28 of this year, certain electric motors found in Air Vent\u2019s gable- and roof-mounted attic fans sold from August 2003-December 2013 were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpsc.gov\/Recalls\/2025\/Electric-Motors-for-Gable-and-Roof-Mounted-Attic-Fans-Recalled-Due-to-Fire-Hazard-Distributed-by-Air-Vent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recalled<\/a> using the fast track method. Around 2.9 million electric motors are affected by the recall. The reason for the recall is that the motor\u2019s safety cutoff could present a chance of short circuit and fire danger while the attic fan is being used. If you or a loved one was injured or died as a result of a fire involving your attic fan, you should call the seasoned Chicago-based product liability lawyers of Moll Law Group about whether you have grounds to sue for damages. Billions have been recovered in product liability cases around the country with which we\u2019ve been involved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call Moll Law Group About an Attic Fan Lawsuit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The attic fans with affected motors, distributed by Air Vent, were sold between August 2003-December 2013 at Lowe\u2019s, Beacon, ABC Supply, and other stores and wholesalers around the country. They sold for around $74 and $92.<\/p>\n<p>The attic fan model numbers impacted by the recall are DOW-136-0-34-XIN, DOW-136-0-26-XIN, DOW-136-0-40-XIN, DOW-136-0-40-XIN-3\/4\u201d, and D-RE-PSC-127\/20-4P1SP. The affected motors have a special vent pattern on the motor end bells. There have been 159 reports of fire or burning incidents related to the recalled attic fan motors, but so far, there haven\u2019t been reports of injuries<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/2-9-million-electric-motors-of-air-vent-inc-attic-fans-recalled\/#more-3588\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 28 of this year, certain electric motors found in Air Vent\u2019s gable- and roof-mounted attic fans sold from August 2003-December 2013 were recalled using the fast track method. Around 2.9 million electric motors are affected by the recall. The reason for the recall is that the motor\u2019s safety cutoff could present a chance [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3589,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dangerous-products","category-product-liability"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>2.9 Million Electric Motors of Air Vent, Inc. 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