Space heater recalls

Where they were sold

Amazon (10), The Home Depot (6), Bed Bath & Beyond (5), Target (5), and Menards (4) are the stores named most often in the 25 notices that say where space heaters were sold. 13 of the 25 notices mention online sales.

What buyers paid

The 25 notices that give a price range from $15 to $480. Half of them name a price of $60 or less.

How long they were on sale

By the 24 notices that give sale dates, half the products were on sale for 13 months or less; the longest for 13 years. Half the recalls came within 17 months of the first sale; the other half reached products that had been on sale longer.

What the recalls offered

A refund in 11 of the 19 notices that name a remedy, a replacement in 8, disposal instructions in 2. Some notices offer more than one.

The hazards that recur

Fire is named in 33 of the 39 notices (85%), against 24% of all CPSC notices on file. Then burn (22) and electric shock (6).

Incidents reported

21 of the 25 notices that describe incidents report at least one. 4 said none had been reported when the recall was announced.

How the notices identify affected units

30 of the 39 notices list model numbers. They also name serial numbers in 10, date codes or manufacture dates in 9. A matching model number is a reason to open the notice, not the last word.

Where the notices say the numbers are: “on a silver rating label on the bottom of the unit” (2 notices), “on a label inside the front cover of the thermostat”, and “on a label on the back of each heater below the plug”.

Where they were made

China (19), Hong Kong (2), United States (2), Mexico (1) and Portugal (1), in the 28 notices that name a manufacturing country.

More or fewer than before

3 space heater notices in 2021–2025, down from 5 in 2016–2020. Across all CPSC notices on file, the count rose 16% over the same years.