A metal component inside the disposal can break off
of ConsumerAffairs
Anaheim Manufacturing Co. and Moen Inc., of North Olmsted, Ohio, are recalling 148,700 garbage disposals sold in the U.S. and Canada.
A metal component inside the disposal can break off and come out of the disposal during use, posing an impact hazard.
The firms have received 22 reports of a metal component coming out of a disposal, including three reports of a broken component hitting consumers. No injuries have been reported.
This recall involves 3/4 and 1 horsepower disposals. The disposal housings were sold in silver, gray, black and blue and have the brand name printed on them. The brand name, model number and serial number are printed on a label on the bottom or side of the disposals.
The following brands, model numbers and serial numbers are:
Brand | Model No. | Model No. Location | Description | Serial No. (starting with) |
Barracuda | 681-4001 | Side | 3/4 HP Disposer | 1L5, 1M5, or 1A6 |
Franke | FWD75BR | Bottom | 3/4 HP Batch Feed Waste Disposer | 1M5, or 6 in the third position |
FWD75R | Bottom | 3/4 HP Waste Disposer | ||
FWD100R | Bottom | 1 HP Waste Disposer | ||
Frigidaire | FGDI753DMS | Side | Gallery 3/4 HP Waste Disposer | ZF, or G in the second position |
FPDI103DMS | Side | Professional 1 HP Waste Disposer | ||
FPDI758DMS | Side | Professional 3/4 HP Waste Disposer | ||
Gemline | GLCD300SS | Side | Emerald 3/4 HP Disposal | 1L5 |
Kenmore | 587-70351E | Bottom | 3/4 HP Disposal | ZF, AH, or G in the second position |
587-70361E | Bottom | 3/4 HP Deluxe Garbage Disposal | ||
587-70413E | Bottom | 1 HP Garbage Disposal | ||
Kitcheneater | KE1CORD | Side | 1 HP Garbage Disposal | 1A7, or 6 in the third position |
KE34CORD | Side | 3/4 HP Garbage Disposal | ||
Luxart | LXFIN1C | Side | Finale 1 HP Garbage Disposer | 1M5, 1A7, or 6 in the third position |
LXFIN34C | Side | Finale 3/4 HP Garbage Disposer | ||
Moen | GX75C | Bottom | GX Series 3/4HP Garbage Disposal | 1M5, or 6 in the third position |
GX100C | Bottom | GX Series 1HP Garbage Disposal | ||
GXL1000C | Bottom | GX Series Luxe 1HP Garbage Disposal | ||
Stream33 | S33WC1WC | Side | 1 HP Garbage Disposal | 1L5 |
Waste King | 9980 | Bottom | Legend Series 1HP 3 Bolt Mount Garbage Disposer | 1L5, 1M5, 1A7, or 6 in the third position |
9980TC | Bottom | Legend Series 1HP Batch Feed 3-Bolt Mount Garbage Disposer | ||
L-8000 | Bottom | Legend Series 1HP EZ Mount Garbage Disposer | ||
L-8000TC | Bottom | Legend Series 1HP Batch Feed EZ Mount Garbage Disposer | ||
9950 | Bottom | Legend Series 3/4HP 3 Bolt Mount Garbage Disposer | ||
9900TC | Bottom | Legend Series 3/4HP Batch Feed 3 Bolt Mount Garbage Disposer | ||
L-3300 | Bottom | Legend Series 3/4HP EZ Mount Garbage Disposer | ||
L-5000TC | Bottom | Legend Series 3/4HP Batch Feed EZ Mount Garbage Disposer | ||
A1SPC | Bottom | Knight Series 1 HP Garbage Disposer | ||
PM3SL-3BMT | Bottom | Plain 3/4 HP 3-Bolt Mount Garbage Disposer | ||
PM4SL-3BMT | Bottom | Plain 1 HP 3-Bolt Mount Garbage Disposer | ||
FDL-3300 | Bottom | Legend Series 3/4HP EZ Mount Garbage Disposer | ||
FDL-8000 | Bottom | Legend Series 1HP EZ Mount Garbage Disposer |
The garbage disposals, manufactured in China, were sold at Best Buy, HD Supply, Menards, and plumbing supply stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Costco.com, HomeDepot.com, Walmart.com and other websites from December 2015, through March 2017, for between $80 and $370 for horsepower models and $100 and $450 for 1 horsepower models.
What to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled garbage disposals and contact Anaheim Manufacturing to arrange for a free replacement disposal to be installed at no cost to the consumer.
Consumers may contact Anaheim Manufacturing at 800-628-0797 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.anaheimmfg.com and click on Product Recalls for more information.