Product type
Recalls involving steam cleaners, steam mops, and handheld steamers.
16 official CPSC notices published 1990–2026, covering at least 17 million units.
Type the model number from your steam cleaner's label. Every model number named in a steam cleaner recall is listed below, grouped by notice.
25 model numbers
Wagner 900 Series Power Steamers · 26-328 · 2026
Dupray Neat Steam Cleaners · 26-283 · 2026
BISSELL® Steam Shot™ Handheld Steam Cleaners · 24-309 · 2024
H2O Mop Steam Cleaners · 09-279 · 2009
H20 Portable Handheld Steam Cleaners · 08-601 · 2008
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The recalled steam cleaners' attachments can unexpectedly detach from the steam cleaners and expel hot water or steam onto users during use, posing a serious burn hazard.
Wagner Spray Tech
The attached hose can get excessively hot and the nozzle/gun can expel hot water during use and after the trigger is engaged, posing a serious burn hazard to consumers.
The steam cleaner's boiler can rupture if it is overfilled, corroded and the pressure release valve malfunctions, posing risk of burn hazards or serious injury to users or bystanders.
Sanven Technology Ltd., dba VEVOR
The steamers can leak or spit hot water, posing a risk of serious burn injury to users and bystanders. The water tank cap can also leak or detach during use, exposing users to hot water.
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BISSELL Steam Shot Handheld
The recalled steam cleaners can expel hot water or steam onto users while heating or during use, posing a burn hazard.
The steamers can expel, spray, or leak hot water during use, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
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The recalled garment steamers can expel hot water from the steam nozzle while heating or during use, posing a serious burn hazard to consumers.
The steamers can expel, spray or leak hot water during use, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
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The recalled clothing steamers can expel, spray, or leak hot water during use, posing a serious burn hazard to consumers.
The power cord can unexpectedly wear down and expose the wiring, posing a shock and burn hazard to consumers.
Steam can escape from the handle and trigger of the steam cleaner, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
Some of the attachments are missing an "O" ring in the handle, allowing hot steam and water to escape, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
Totals add up the figures the notices state, counting a reannounced or restated recall once; 14 of 16 notices add a unit count. A notice that gives no number adds nothing.
Counted across all 16 notices on file as of October 31, 2026. Each line says how many notices it rests on.
Amazon (8), Walmart (8), Target (6), Bed Bath & Beyond (4), and QVC (3) are the stores named most often in the 14 notices that say where steam cleaners were sold. 11 of the 14 notices mention online sales.
The 13 notices that give a price range from $9 to $200. Half of them name a price of $35 or less.
By the 14 notices that give sale dates, half the products were on sale for 21 months or less; the longest for 19 years. Half the recalls came within 2 years of the first sale; the other half reached products that had been on sale longer.
A refund in 5 of the 9 notices that name a remedy, a repair in 4, a replacement in 1. Some notices offer more than one.
Burn is named in all 16 notices (100%), against 14% of all CPSC notices on file. Then fire (2) and electric shock (1).
All 14 notices that describe incidents report at least one; 3 report injuries.
9 of the 16 notices list model numbers. They also name date codes or manufacture dates in 2, UPC codes in 2, lot or batch numbers in 1. A matching model number is a reason to open the notice, not the last word.
Where the notices say the numbers are: “on a label on the underside of the units”, “on the product rating label located on the bottom of the unit”, and “on the product rating label on the bottom of the unit”.
China (11), Italy (1) and Taiwan (1), in the 13 notices that name a manufacturing country.
6 steam cleaner notices in 2021–2025, up from none in 2016–2020. Across all CPSC notices on file, the count rose 16% over the same years.
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Every notice, newest first. Unit counts are the U.S. figures each notice states.
As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 16 recall notices for steam cleaners since 1990, covering at least 17 million units. The most recent is “BISSELL Recalls Over One Million Steam Shot OmniReach Steam Cleaners Due to Risk of Serious Burn Hazard from Attachments” (CPSC 26-385), announced April 9, 2026.
Yes. As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 3 recall notices for steam cleaners in 2026, the most recent on April 9, 2026 (CPSC 26-385).
“HSN Recalls 5.4 Million Handheld Clothing Steamers Due to Serious Burn Hazard” (CPSC 21-138), announced May 26, 2021: about 5.4 million units.
Brands named most often: BISSELL (2), BISSELL Homecare (2), Spectrum Brands (2), Thane International (2), Tristar Products (2), Empower Brands, HSN and Ingenious Designs, plus 6 more brands. Brand-name products are often made by another firm, so one recall can span several brands.
Find the model number on the product's rating label, then type it into the model-number lookup on this page. A match means the number appears in an official CPSC notice; open that notice to confirm any date codes or serial ranges it lists. No match is not proof that a product is safe. 9 of the 16 notices here list model numbers. They also name date codes or manufacture dates in 2 and lot or batch numbers in 1.
Follow the remedy in the official notice and contact the firm it names. Across steam cleaner recalls, the remedies offered most often are refund (5), repair (4) and replacement (1).
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