What set the Tara fan apart from other fans with flywheel issues, and makes it a safety issue, is the switch housing. The Tara fan was designed with a much smaller switch housing than any other flywheel fan (link to switch housing section of unique page). Normally when the flywheel gives way on a fan the switch housing is large enough to catch the outer ring of the flywheel. So the blades, instead of crashing to the floor, fall about 2". (click for an example, a Homestead Comfort Flow with a broken flywheel) The fan basically looks like it should when it's not operating, and most people dont notice anything wrong until they try and operate it.
But with the Tara fan, the switch housing is smaller, so it does not catch the flywheel. The blades could possibly crash to the ground, causing injury and damage below.
| Tara motor with broken flywheel slipping down switch housing |