Check Your Home for These Winter Weather-Related Recalled Products
Check Your Home for These Winter Weather-Related Recalled Products
WASHINGTON, D.C. – 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
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Find out more about these recalled products and others that may be in your home by visiting www.saferproducts.gov