Daikin Recalls 4,633 Amana Through-the-Wall Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Over a Fire Risk
Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing is recalling about 4,633 Amana through-the-wall air conditioners and heat pumps in the US, plus 126 in Canada. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the snubber circuit can emit flames if it shorts. There are two reports of a component on the control board shorting and no injuries. Stop using the unit, find the white sticker on the front edge of the base pan, and call 833-730-0939. The remedy CPSC lists is a full refund, not a replacement unit.
The recall was announced on September 3, 2026 (CPSC recall number 26-734). Health Canada published the same notice the same day and says no incidents had been reported in Canada as of September 1.
These are not window boxes. Through-the-wall units sit in a permanent sleeve, and CPSC says they are most often installed in hotels, apartment buildings and commercial spaces. That changes who has to act. The person sleeping in front of one of these usually does not own it — a property manager or a maintenance lead does, often across a whole floor.
Which units are covered
Five model numbers, all beginning with PB:
| Model | Type |
|---|---|
| PBC092J00AA | Air conditioner |
| PBC093J00AA | Air conditioner |
| PBC122J00AA | Air conditioner |
| PBC123J00AA | Air conditioner |
| PBH092J12AA | Heat pump |
The units are white, with the Amana name printed on most of the units' control covers. They sold through direct sales and distribution customers nationwide from April 2025 through June 2026 for between $625 and $900, and were made in India for Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing, Inc. of Houston, Texas.
The model and serial number are on a white sticker on the front edge of the base pan — low down at the front of the unit, not on the control panel where you would look first.
Check it against both Amana recalls
This is the second Amana recall from the same manufacturer in three months, and the two are easy to confuse.
On June 25, 2026, Daikin recalled about 13,514 Amana window and through-the-wall units — models beginning with PB, AH or AE, sold April through December 2025 for $850 to $1,500 — because the heating element can stay energized during a ground fault despite being switched off. That recall has its own hazard, its own model list and its own phone number: 855-812-8989, versus 833-730-0939 for this one.
Both cover PB-prefix models sold during 2025. If your model starts with PB and you bought it last year, check it against both lists rather than assuming one notice settles it.
What to do
- Stop using it now. CPSC's instruction is to stop immediately. The heat-pump model heats as well as cools, so "we only run it in summer" is not a reason to leave it in service.
- Get the model and serial number first, off the base-pan sticker, before touching anything else.
- Then call or file. Daikin is on 833-730-0939, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT, Monday to Friday, and the recall page is at
amana-ptac.com/amana-ttw-wrac-recall-2. - The refund process destroys the unit. You give contact details, cut the power cord, and upload photos of the serial number and the cut cord. That step is irreversible, which is why you confirm the model number first.
Why we are running this
We do not rate Amana or Daikin. No comparison of ours moves, and there is no part to buy here — we earn commission from parts retailers, and none of it applies to a recalled control board someone else owes you money for.
Our repair-or-replace guide runs on the 50% rule: replace only when the appliance is past half its expected life and the quote is more than half the cost of a new one. A unit bought inside the last eighteen months fails that test outright, so the rule says repair. It is the wrong answer here for the same reason it was wrong on the Friedrich KÜHL recall last week — the rule assumes a repair quote exists, and the correct answer is a refund.
The difference from Friedrich is what the refund leaves you with. Friedrich offers a replacement unit on five of its six recalled models; Amana owners get money back and an empty wall sleeve. On a building with a dozen of these, that is a procurement job in September with a heating season coming. Still the right move, still free — but start it now, not in November.
And if you are a tenant: this is not a claim to open on a warranty plan. Our home-warranty guide puts the average plan near $876 a year before service fees, and a service fee spent on a recalled unit is money thrown away. Give your building the model number off the base pan and the recall phone number. The manufacturer owes the whole machine.