Appliance Recalls

Recall Date: 2024-06-27T00:00:00

Product: Brookstone TurboVac Handheld Rechargeable Vacuums

Company: Belk stores nationwide and online at www.belk.com from September 2022 through February 2024 for about $90.

Appliance Type: Cleaning Appliances

Hazard Type: Fire / Overheating Hazard

Hazard: The vacuums can short circuit during or after charging the battery, posing a fire hazard.

Recall Date: 2024-06-20T00:00:00

Product: TRUBLUE iQ Auto Belay Devices

Company: Head Rush Technologies, of Louisville, Colorado

Appliance Type: Cooking Appliances

Hazard Type: Tip-Over / Impact Hazard

Hazard: The recalled auto belay device can fail to retract, posing a fall hazard and risk of serious injury or death.

Recall Date: 2024-06-06T00:00:00

Product: Kawasaki Engines used in Bad Boy Mowers, BigDog, Bobcat, Cub Cadet, Hustler, John Deere, and Kubota brand lawn and garden equipment

Company: Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp. U.S.A., of Maryville, Missouri

Appliance Type: Cooking Appliances, Heating / Cooling / Air Appliances

Hazard Type: Fire / Overheating Hazard, Burn / Scald Hazard

Hazard: The recalled engines can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards.

Recall Date: 2024-05-16T00:00:00

Product: Frigidaire and Kenmore Smooth-top Freestanding Electric Ranges

Company: Electrolux Home Products Inc., of Charlotte, North Carolina

Appliance Type: Cooking Appliances

Hazard Type: Fire / Overheating Hazard, Burn / Scald Hazard

Hazard: Depending on the model, the surface heating elements can: 1) turn on spontaneously without being switched on; 2) fail to turn off after being switched off; or 3) heat to different temperatures than selected. This poses fire and burn hazards to consumers.

Recall Date: 2024-05-02T00:00:00

Product: Walk-Behind Leaf Blowers and Vacuums, and Tow-Behind Leaf Vacuums

Company: Generac Power Systems Inc., of Waukesha, Wisconsin

Appliance Type: Cleaning Appliances

Hazard Type: Laceration / Cut Hazard

Hazard: Pieces from the recalled leaf blowers and vacuums can come loose inside the unit and be ejected, posing a laceration hazard to users and bystanders.

Recall Date: 2024-05-02T00:00:00

Product: Commercial Refrigerators with Secop Compressors

Company: Secop GmbH, of Germany (compressors, True Manufacturing Co. Inc., of O'Fallon, Missouri (refrigerators)

Appliance Type: Refrigerators / Freezers

Hazard Type: Fire / Overheating Hazard

Hazard: The recalled commercial refrigerators with Secop Compressors can fail in a manner causing the compressor to overheat, posing a fire hazard.

Recall Date: 2024-04-11T00:00:00

Product: Intimidator and Mahindra branded utility vehicles (UTVs)

Company: Intimidator, of Batesville, Ark.

Appliance Type: Cooking Appliances

Hazard Type: Other Safety Hazard

Hazard: The universal joint can fail and pierce and sever the brake line, posing a crash hazard.

Recall Date: 2024-03-28T00:00:00

Product: Berkley Jensen Citronella 72-inch Tiki Torches

Company: Exclusively at BJ's Wholesale Club locations nationwide and online at www.bjs.com from January 2015 through November 2023 for about $13.

Appliance Type: Laundry / Garment Appliances

Hazard Type: Burn / Scald Hazard, Tip-Over / Impact Hazard

Hazard: The tiki torch top can break open and/or fall off while lit, posing a burn hazard.

Recall Date: 2024-03-14T00:00:00

Product: Air Fryers and Air Fryer Ovens

Company: Best Buy stores nationwide and online at www.bestbuy.com, www.eBay.com, and third-party sellers from November 2021 through November 2023 for between $32 and $180.

Appliance Type: Small Kitchen Appliances

Hazard Type: Fire / Overheating Hazard, Burn / Scald Hazard, Laceration / Cut Hazard

Hazard: The air fryers can overheat, causing the handles to melt or break, posing fire and burn hazards. Additionally, the air fryer ovens can overheat and the glass on the door can shatter, posing fire, burn and laceration hazards.

Recall Date: 2024-02-29T00:00:00

Product: Camplux portable tankless water heaters

Company: Online at Amazon.com and Walmart.com from June 2018 through December 2021 for between $160 and $400.

Appliance Type: Heating / Cooling / Air Appliances, Water Appliances

Hazard Type: Fire / Overheating Hazard

Hazard: The portable water heaters can leak gas from the gas regulator connection, posing a fire hazard.

Recall Date: 2024-02-22T00:00:00

Product: MSR camping cooking pots

Company: Outdoor equipment stores nationwide from January 2008 through October 2023 for between $40 and $290.

Appliance Type: Cooking Appliances

Hazard Type: Burn / Scald Hazard

Hazard: The pot handle can detach or become loose, posing burn and scald risks to consumers from hot food and liquids spilling from the product.

Recall Date: 2024-02-22T00:00:00

Product: MouTec brand Biometric Firearm Safes

Company: Amazon.com from September 2021 through February 2023 for between $170 and $400.

Appliance Type: Cooking Appliances

Hazard Type: Fire / Overheating Hazard

Hazard: The biometric lock on the gun safes can be opened by unauthorized users, posing a serious injury hazard and risk of death.

Recall Date: 2024-02-15T00:00:00

Product: Frigidaire rear-controlled ranges

Company: Electrolux Home Products, Inc. of Charlotte, North Carolina

Appliance Type: Cooking Appliances

Hazard Type: Electrical Shock Hazard, Laceration / Cut Hazard

Hazard: The control panel (user interface) on the ranges can detach from the unit, posing electrical shock and electrocution hazards.

Recall Date: 2024-02-08T00:00:00

Product: Frigidaire Branded Side by Side Refrigerators with Slim Ice Buckets

Company: Lowe's, Home Depot and other stores nationwide and online at Frigidaire.com from November 2015 through September 2019 for between $1,400 and $2,400.

Appliance Type: Refrigerators / Freezers

Hazard Type: Laceration / Cut Hazard

Hazard: The recalled refrigerators contain an ice bucket assembly component that can break, resulting in plastic pieces entering the ice bucket, posing choking and laceration hazards to consumers if the pieces are dispensed out of the ice bucket.

Recall Date: 2024-02-01T00:00:00

Product: BISSELL® brand Multi Reach Hand and Floor Vacuum Cleaners

Company: Lowe's, Macy's, Kohl's, Target, Walmart, Best Buy and other stores nationwide and online at www.bissell.com, www.amazon.com, www.hsn.com and other online sellers from August 2016 through December 2022 for between $110 and $270.

Appliance Type: Cleaning Appliances

Hazard Type: Fire / Overheating Hazard

Hazard: The vacuum's battery pack can overheat and smoke, posing a fire hazard.

Recall Date: 2024-01-25T00:00:00

Product: Maverick Coastal 60-inch Outdoor Ceiling Fans

Company: Home Depot, Circa Lighting and other stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Build.com, Wayfair.com and others from January 2021 through November 2023 for about $850.

Appliance Type: Heating / Cooling / Air Appliances

Hazard Type: Laceration / Cut Hazard, Tip-Over / Impact Hazard

Hazard: The fan's blade can crack or break and fall off the unit, posing an impact injury hazard.

Recall Date: 2024-01-11T00:00:00

Product: Evaporator coil drain pans

Company: Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing L.P. (f/k/a Goodman Manufacturing Company L.P.) of Houston, Texas

Appliance Type: Cooking Appliances

Hazard Type: Fire / Overheating Hazard, Burn / Scald Hazard, Tip-Over / Impact Hazard, Contamination / Mold Hazard

Hazard: The molded plastic drain pan located at the bottom of the evaporator coil can overheat, melt and deform, posing a fire hazard.

Recall Date: 2023-12-28T00:00:00

Product: BlendJet 2 Portable Blenders

Company: BlendJet Inc., of Benicia, California

Appliance Type: Small Kitchen Appliances

Hazard Type: Fire / Overheating Hazard, Laceration / Cut Hazard

Hazard: The recalled blenders can overheat or catch fire and the blender blades can break off, posing fire and laceration hazards to consumers.

Recall Date: 2023-12-14T00:00:00

Product: PowerXL™ DUAF-10 and DUAF-005 Vortex Dual-Basket Air Fryers

Company: Target, Walmart, Kohls and other stores nationwide and online at www.target.com, www.walmart.com, www.kohls.com and other websites from August 2021 through October 2023 for between $60 and $190, depending on the model.

Appliance Type: Small Kitchen Appliances

Hazard Type: Burn / Scald Hazard

Hazard: The plastic U-Channel connector used to optionally combine the two food baskets inside of the air fryers can break during use, posing a burn hazard.

Recall Date: 2023-12-07T00:00:00

Product: Oreck Discover Upright Vacuums

Company: Independent Oreck dealers nationwide and online at www.acmetools.com, www.amazon.com, www.homedepot.com, and www.oreck.com from September 2022 through September 2023 for about $600.

Appliance Type: Cleaning Appliances

Hazard Type: Electrical Shock Hazard, Tip-Over / Impact Hazard

Hazard: The vacuum's electric cord plug prong can detach and remain in an electrical outlet when the vacuum is unplugged. This poses an electrical shock hazard to consumers.