Winter weather has arrived in much of the United States. Play it safe by checking if your cold weather-related products have been previously recalled before you use them this season. It could save your life or that of your family.
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| Product |
Recall Press Release |
Hazard |
Photo |
Meijer Touch Point Oscillating Ceramic Heaters
(13,000 units) |
11-277 |
The oscillating mechanism in the heaters can short out, posing a fire hazard to consumers. |
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Flow Pro, Airtech, Aloha Breeze & Comfort Essentials Heaters
(2.2 million units) |
11-069 |
The heaters can malfunction resulting in overheating, smoking, burning, melting and fire. |
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Lasko Portable Electric Heaters
(107,500 units) |
11-121 |
An electrical connection in the base of the unit can overheat, causing it to melt and expose the electrical connection, posing a fire hazard to consumers. |
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Honeywell Electric Baseboard and Fan Heater Thermostats
(77,000 units) |
11-289 |
The thermostats can overheat, causing them to melt and smoke. This poses a burn hazard to the consumer. |
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GE Zoneline Air Conditioners and Heaters
(90,600 units) |
11-247 |
An electrical component in the heating system can fail, posing a fire hazard to consumers. |
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054. To join a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go to http://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Subscribe/ (http://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Subscribe/). Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov (http://www.cpsc.gov).