CPSC recall 19-036, announced November 20, 2018, covers Suzhou Primetech Electronics Smart Thermaflo Bathroom Heater Fans with nightlight (about 2,100 units). The safety cutoff can fail to function allowing the heater to rapidly overheat, posing a fire hazard. The notice cites 1 incident report. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bathroom heaters and contact Seabreeze International for a full refund. Recall contact: call 800-668-6095, go to www.seabreeze.ca, or email SF14TA@seabreeze.ca.
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Compare the model on your label, then check any serial numbers, date codes, and exclusions in the notice. A model match alone does not confirm that your unit is included.
Affected model numbers
"Seabreeze International Corporation," SF14TA and date code are on a label on the bottom or side of the fan.
Which products are included?
This recall involves model SF14TA Smart Thermaflo Bathroom Heater Fans with nightlight manufactured in 2015 and 2016. The fan is a white rectangle about 13 inches wide and 10 inches high with a plastic grill on the front. "Seabreeze International Corporation," SF14TA and date code are on a label on the bottom or side of the fan. Affected units have a date code ending in 5 or 6.
Confirm these details on the official CPSC noticeWhat to look for
- Model numbers
- One listed. Yours must match it exactly.
- Also in the notice
- Date codes. Compare these as well.
- Where to look
a label on the bottom
(the notice’s words)- When sold
- August 2015 through May 2017
- Where sold
- Ace Hardware, Amazon, The Home Depot, and Wayfair, among the sellers the notice names
- Price paid
- $60 to $65
Why it was recalled
The safety cutoff can fail to function allowing the heater to rapidly overheat, posing a fire hazard.
Incidents and injuries
Seabreeze has received one report of a unit overheating and catching on fire when turned on, leaving scorch marks on a wall. No injuries have been reported.
Official remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bathroom heaters and contact Seabreeze International for a full refund.
What to do now
- Check the label. Compare your model number with the one listed in this recall, then check the date codes the notice lists.
- Stop using it. The notice says to stop using recalled units immediately.
- Contact the firm. Call 800-668-6095, go to www.seabreeze.ca, or email SF14TA@seabreeze.ca.
- Get the remedy. This recall offers a refund.
- Read the official notice. The CPSC notice is the final word on which units are included and what to do.
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Product and sales details
- Brand
- Suzhou Primetech Electronics
- Manufacturer
- Suzhou Primetech Electronics Co., of JiangSu, China
- Recall number
- 19-036
- Units
- About 2,100 (in addition, about 3,050 were sold in Canada)
- Manufactured in
- China
- Sold at / sales period
- Ace Hardware, Amazon, HomeDepot.com, Wayfair, Sharper Image, Brookstone and Air, and Water Inc. in store and online from August 2015 through May 2017 for between $60 and $65.
- Importer
- Seabreeze International Corp., of Ontario, Canada
This recall in context
Compared with the 216 lighting and ceiling fan recalls in this index, as of October 31, 2026.
- Size
- 2,100 units: the 140th-largest of 189 lighting and ceiling fan recalls that state a unit count. The median is 9,300 units.
- Hazard
- Fire: named in 87 of 216 lighting and ceiling fan recalls, the most common hazard among them.
- Remedy
- Refund: offered in 59 of 216 lighting and ceiling fan recalls, the most common remedy.
- Time on sale
- 22 months. Recalled 18 months after the last month of sales the notice gives.
Recall contact information
Seabreeze International at 800-668-6095 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or email at SF14TA@seabreeze.ca or online at www.seabreeze.ca and click on SF14TA Recall for more information.
Verify phone numbers, hours, and websites on the current CPSC notice before contacting the firm.
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