Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing has recalled certain Amana through-the-wall air conditioners and heat pumps because a component can emit flames if it shorts, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says. The agency lists a full refund as the remedy, but only for the models and serial-number process described in the recall.
The September 3 action concerns through-the-wall units with model numbers beginning with PB. It is separate from an earlier Amana recall that covered a broader group of window-room and through-the-wall products, so the current product identifiers matter.
The current recall is limited to five PB model numbers
The CPSC notice identifies Amana Through the Wall air conditioners and heat pumps with model numbers PBC092J00AA, PBC093J00AA, PBC122J00AA, PBC123J00AA and PBH092J12AA. The units are white and are commonly installed in hotels, apartment buildings and commercial spaces, according to the agency.
The model and serial number are located on a white label at the front edge of the base pan. A brand name alone is not enough to establish that an appliance is covered. The specific identifier is the feature that connects a unit to this recall’s refund process.
The CPSC says the snubber circuit can emit flames when it shorts, posing a fire risk. It reports two incidents of a control-board component shorting and no injuries. The absence of reported injuries does not alter the agency’s instruction to stop using a covered product immediately.
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The full-refund route requires a product record and a cut cord
The notice tells consumers to stop using a recalled unit and contact Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing to submit a full-refund request. It says consumers must provide contact information, cut the product’s cord, and upload a photo of the serial number and the cut cord.
Those are the stated requirements for this remedy. The recall does not present a general rebate for any Amana air conditioner, and it does not publish one flat dollar amount for every unit. The product’s model, serial number and the required documentation control the request.
The sale period and unit count provide context
The CPSC estimates that about 4,633 of the recalled units were sold in the United States, along with about 126 in Canada. It says the products were distributed through direct sales and distribution customers nationwide from April 2025 through June 2026, at prices between $625 and $900.
The agency directs owners to locate the model and serial number on a white label at the front of the unit’s base pan. That instruction is especially important for through-the-wall equipment, which may remain installed long after purchase and may not have its original receipt or carton nearby. A brand name alone does not establish that a unit is covered.
The CPSC says the issue involves an electrical component that can short circuit and cause an electrical hazard. It reports two short-circuit incidents and no injuries. That reported incident figure gives the safety context, while the listed model and serial numbers still control eligibility for the refund remedy.
That sales history can include equipment supplied to a building, hotel or rental property rather than bought from a retail appliance aisle. Ownership and access may differ, but the model-label check remains the same.
The estimated unit count is not a refund-fund total, and the retail price range is not a promised payment amount. The full-refund language is the agency’s verified description of the remedy for an appliance that matches the notice.
This is not the June Amana action
The CPSC has another Amana recall dated June 25 involving window-room and through-the-wall equipment with different model numbers and a different fire-and-burn hazard. The September notice is the controlling source for the PB-model through-the-wall units in this article.
Keeping the two actions separate prevents an owner from assuming that every Amana unit sold in the same general period is covered. The current source has its own model table, remedy contact, incident count and recall number, 26-734.
The CPSC page supplies the present remedy status
As of September 15, the CPSC page continues to list the September 3 Amana through-the-wall recall and a refund remedy. It gives a dedicated manufacturer phone number and recall website, making it the primary source for any matching-unit inquiry.
That current record supports the headline precisely: specified Amana through-the-wall air conditioners and heat pumps are recalled, and CPSC lists refunds as the remedy. It does not support treating all Amana cooling equipment as recalled.
Four dates on a settlement notice
Only one of them is the deadline that matters, and the other three are what make people miss it.
The Settlement & Refund Recovery System includes a 36-page guide, a 5-tab Excel tracker pre-filled with all 51 state unclaimed-property offices and the four-date rule for reading a settlement notice.
See the four-date rule in The Settlement & Refund Recovery System.
This article was prepared with AI assistance and reviewed by an editor.
