# 2026-12210: Company to Pay $8.5 Million Safety Violation Settlement

2026-12210, Proposed Settlement Agreement, Stipulation, Order and Judgement, etc.; Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing, Inc., is a Federal Register notice from Consumer Product Safety Commission published 2026-06-17, effective 2026-06-15; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-24).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12210
- As of: 2026-06-24
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12210
- Title: Proposed Settlement Agreement, Stipulation, Order and Judgement, etc.; Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing, Inc.
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 36572
- Published: 2026-06-17
- Effective: 2026-06-15
- Comments close: 2026-07-02
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-24

## In one line

Company to Pay $8.5 Million Safety Violation Settlement

## 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.

## Abstract

The Commission publishes in the Federal Register any settlement that it provisionally accepts under the Consumer Product Safety Act. Published below is a provisionally accepted Settlement Agreement with Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing, Inc., containing a civil penalty in the amount of $8,500,000 subject to the terms and conditions of the Settlement Agreement. The Commission provisionally accepts the proposed Settlement Agreement and Order pertaining to Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing, Inc.

## Effects PRIA read

- Recall: ~62,100 Amana PTACs Overheat Risk: benefit, high. 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 noti…
- $8.5M Civil Penalty Ordered: cost, high. 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,…
- Required CPSA Compliance Program and Audits: benefit, medium. 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 mana…
- Limited Release of Past CPSA Penalties (as of March 6, 2026): benefit, medium. 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 i…

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## Sources
- [2026-12210 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/17/2026-12210/proposed-settlement-agreement-stipulation-order-and-judgement-etc-daikin-comfort-technologies)
- [2026-12210 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-17/pdf/2026-12210.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12210 (as of 2026-06-24).