CPSC Recall in 2000: Desk Fans Recalled by Morton Paper Co.

Updated on March 25, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 01-036a

Date: November 20, 2000

Product Name: 16-inch "PIONEER" brand desk fans

Recall Description:

PRODUCT: Desk Fans - The Morton Paper Co., of Brooklyn, N.Y., is voluntarily recalling about 4,500 desk fans. The desk fan being recalled is a 16-inch "PIONEER" brand. The desk fan is labeled on its base as "PIONEER, 16" DESK FAN, MADE IN TAIWAN". Discount stores in the metropolitan New York area sold these electric fans from April 1999 through June 2000 for about $20. PROBLEM: The fans could overheat during use, and do not have sufficient guards to prevent possible finger entrapment. These fans present electrocution, shock, fire, and finger amputation hazards. INCIDENTS/INJURIES: None reported. WHAT TO DO: Consumers should stop using these fans immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund. For more information, call Morton Paper Co. collect at (718) 417-1717 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. 

Hazard Description:

The fans could overheat during use, and do not have sufficient guards to prevent possible finger entrapment. These fans present electrocution, shock, fire, and finger amputation hazards.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Refund

Units: About 4,500

Incidents:

None reported.

Sold At:

Discount stores in the metropolitan New York area sold these electric fans from April 1999 through June 2000 for about $20.

Manufactured In:

Taiwan