Company to Pay $8.5 Million Safety Violation Settlement
Published Date: 6/17/2026
Notice
Summary
Daikin Comfort Technologies is settling with the Consumer Product Safety Commission by agreeing to pay an $8.5 million fine. This deal fixes safety concerns about their products and helps keep consumers safe. People have until July 2, 2026, to share their thoughts before the settlement is final.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Recall: ~62,100 Amana PTACs Overheat Risk
Between May 2015 and January 2023, about 62,100 Amana-branded packaged terminal air conditioners and heat pumps with 'DigiAir' modules were distributed in the U.S. The products can overheat and pose burn and fire hazards; the firm and the Commission jointly announced a recall on August 3, 2023 noting 52 incident reports (including 10 fires) and at least one smoke inhalation injury.
$8.5M Civil Penalty Ordered
Daikin Comfort Technologies (DCT) agreed to pay a civil penalty of $8,500,000 as part of the Settlement Agreement. The $8,500,000 payment must be made within thirty (30) calendar days after service of the Commission's final Order accepting the Agreement, payable by electronic transfer via pay.gov, and failure to pay when due constitutes Default with interest under 28 U.S.C. 1961(a) and (b).
Required CPSA Compliance Program and Audits
As part of the Agreement, DCT must maintain a CPSA compliance program with specified elements (designation of a Product Safety Committee Chair, written procedures, tracking systems for claims and safety concerns, timely reporting procedures, employee training and confidential reporting, senior management oversight, and record retention). DCT must perform an annual internal audit for three years and retain compliance-related records for at least five years; it must also submit sworn reports under CPSA section 16(b) annually for three years, with the first report due within 30 days after the expiration of 12 months from the date of the Commission's Final Order of Acceptance.
Limited Release of Past CPSA Penalties (as of March 6, 2026)
After receiving the $8,500,000 payment, the Commission will not seek civil penalties from DCT for violations of CPSA section 19(a)(4) concerning any defect or risk for which DCT had submitted an Initial or Full Report under CPSA section 15 as of March 6, 2026. This release does not relieve DCT of its continuing duty to report any new, additional, or different information under CPSA section 15.
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