TORONTO, Dec. 15 /CNW/ - Canadian Tire is voluntarily recalling Noma Line Voltage Thermostats [models:  HTM611A (52-2544-0) and HTM621 (52-2545-8)] as a precautionary measure.

It has been determined that these products may overheat and emit smoke when the load exceeds the specified maximum rating. Only products with serial numbers starting with "08" are affected by this recall. These products were available for sale at Canadian Tire stores as of September 2008.

Customers using these products should immediately contact Customer Support at UPM Marketing Inc. at 1-888-468-6876 or info@upm-marketing.com for more information on identifying affected products and ordering a free upgraded replacement unit.

About Canadian Tire
Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (TSX: CTC.a, CTC), is one of Canada's most shopped general retailers with 482 Canadian Tire stores across the country. Our core retail and automotive operation is strengthened by PartSource, an automotive parts specialty chain; Canadian Tire Petroleum, one of the country's largest independent retailers of gasoline; Mark's "Clothes That Work," a leading retailer of men's, women's and work apparel; and Canadian Tire Financial Services, which has issued over four million Canadian Tire MasterCard credit cards. More than 58,000 Canadians work across Canadian Tire's organization from coast-to-coast in the enterprise's retail, financial services and petroleum businesses.