Mitsubishi Electric announced that it will replace more than 360 parts that have already been shipped, saying that there is a risk that the wire will come off and the panel with the filter will be suspended for the ceiling-mounted type commercial air conditioner manufactured at the factory in Wakayama City. Did.
According to Mitsubishi Electric, the parts to be replaced are commercial air conditioners installed on the ceiling manufactured at the Refrigeration System Mfg. Co., Ltd. in Wakayama City from March 2013 to April 2014.
This air conditioner allows maintenance of the filter attached to the panel by moving the panel suspended by four wires up and down.
However, between 2014 and August last year, there were a total of eight cases where the wire came off the panel, and in two of these cases, three wires came off and the panel was suspended. That is.
For this reason, the company decided to replace the parts of 368 units shipped to stores and offices in Japan free of charge, considering that the panels could be suspended for other products of the same model.
Last year at this factory, it was revealed that the inspection equipment for commercial air conditioners did not work properly and there was a defect in the inspection, so a committee made up of lawyers etc. decided to investigate this problem as well. I am.