Monte Carlo Recalls Ceiling Fans Due to Injury Hazard

Recall Insight

This CPSC action (record #18064) was formally reported on December 19, 2017. It is classified under Moderate severity, with a current status of Active. Monte Carlo Fan Company, of Skokie, Ill. is listed as the recalling firm. Federal records indicate About 3,400 (In addition, about 50 were sold in Canada) units are affected, a scale large enough to require multi-state distribution tracking.

The documented reason for this recall is: The brackets connected to the fan blades can break, causing the blades to fall, posing an injury hazard. Distribution information was not included in the agency filing, so consumers should assume broad potential exposure until the firm publishes point-of-sale details. The remedy documented by the agency is: Consumer should immediately stop using the recalled ceiling fans and contact Monte Carlo to receive a free bracket replacement kit with instructions. Consumers can hire an electrician to perform the … — consumers holding this product should act on that instruction rather than relying on general guidance.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 1 were also issued by CPSC. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 9 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.