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CPSC, Hitachi Cable Manchester Inc. Announce Recall of 25- and 50-Pair Plenum Network Cables is CPSC recall #05184, announced on May 31, 2005. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The recalled cables typically were installed in data centers and other commercial applications. The part numbers for the recalled cables are 39419-50 (25-pair, category 5e); 30171-100 (50-pair, category 5e); and 30105-50 (25-pair, category 5). Only HCM brand cables with the following lot numbers are affected by this recall: AE589 and A4309 through A5551. The part number and lot number are printed on the jacket of the cables. The remedy is cables installed in a plenum application will be removed and replaced. users should contact hcm to coordinate this work among hcm, the property owner and an installer. because these products were constructed in compliance with hcm's new listing with ul for cmr (riser) cables, they may remain in place if they have already been installed in riser applications. hcm is directly notifying known purchasers about this recall. the 25-pair version of the recalled cable also was manufactured by hcm under a private label arrangement for superior essex inc. superior essex has already contacted all affected customers who purchased this cable.. Affected brands: Hitachi Cable Manchester (HCM), Inc. of Manchester, N.H., Authorized electrical or data communication distributors, from about June 2003 through December 2004..
The recalled cables typically were installed in data centers and other commercial applications. The part numbers for the recalled cables are 39419-50 (25-pair, category 5e); 30171-100 (50-pair, category 5e); and 30105-50 (25-pair, category 5). Only HCM brand cables with the following lot numbers are affected by this recall: AE589 and A4309 through A5551. The part number and lot number are printed on the jacket of the cables.
Affected products
25- and 50-Pair Plenum Category 5 and 5e CMP Network Cables
Recalled brands
Hitachi Cable Manchester (HCM), Inc. of Manchester, N.H., Authorized electrical or data communication distributors, from about June 2003 through December 2004.
Remedy
Cables installed in a plenum application will be removed and replaced. Users should contact HCM to coordinate this work among HCM, the property owner and an installer. Because these products were constructed in compliance with HCM's new listing with UL for CMR (riser) cables, they may remain in place if they have already been installed in riser applications. HCM is directly notifying known purchasers about this recall. The 25-pair version of the recalled cable also was manufactured by HCM under a private label arrangement for Superior Essex Inc. Superior Essex has already contacted all affected customers who purchased this cable.
Recall date
May 31, 2005
CPSC recall #05184 covers CPSC, Hitachi Cable Manchester Inc. Announce Recall of 25- and 50-Pair Plenum Network Cables, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on May 31, 2005. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The recalled cables typically were installed in data centers and other commercial applications. The part numbers for the recalled cables are 39419-50 (25-pair, category 5e); 30171-100 (50-pair, category 5e); and 30105-50 (25-pair, category 5). Only HCM brand cables with the following lot numbers are affected by this recall: AE589 and A4309 through A5551. The part number and lot number are printed on the jacket of the cables.
The CPSC remedy for recall #05184 is cables installed in a plenum application will be removed and replaced. users should contact hcm to coordinate this work among hcm, the property owner and an installer. because these products were constructed in compliance with hcm's new listing with ul for cmr (riser) cables, they may remain in place if they have already been installed in riser applications. hcm is directly notifying known purchasers about this recall. the 25-pair version of the recalled cable also was manufactured by hcm under a private label arrangement for superior essex inc. superior essex has already contacted all affected customers who purchased this cable.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
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