34 official CPSC notices mention Ace Hardware in the where-sold text. A mention describes where the recalled product was sold, not who conducted the recall.
The grounding wire for the grill's heating element can disconnect and lose fault protection, posing an electric shock hazard.
The squeeze ball toy contains a liquid and glitter combination inside a thick membrane. If the membrane is ruptured, the glittery water can splash onto a child's face and body, posing an injury hazard.
If water gets into the mower's handle support while the battery is installed, the mower can fail to shut off when the bail handle is released or start without a key, posing a laceration hazard to the user.
The improperly manufactured camshafts in the engines can cause the starter rope to suddenly retract when pulling to start, posing an injury hazard.
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Traeger Pellet Grills
The burner control knob can be incorrectly labeled, which can result in the grill being unintentionally left on, posing a fire hazard.
The improperly manufactured camshafts in the engines can cause the starter rope to suddenly retract when pulling to start, posing an injury hazard.
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The rear switch trigger can fail to rebound after being pressed, which can cause the unit to activate unexpectedly, posing a laceration hazard.
YETI Coolers
The magnet-lined closures can fail and result in detached magnets, posing a risk of serious injury or death if ingested. When two or more high-powered magnets are swallowed, the ingested magnets can attract to each other, or to another metal object, and become lodged in the digestive system. This can result in perforations, twisting and/or blockage of the intestines, infection, blood poisoning and death.
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An unlocked handle can pinch consumers' fingers against the generator frame when the generator is moved, posing finger amputation and crushing hazards.
The electronic start/stop button on the pressure washer can malfunction and self-start, posing a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning if the unit is in a confined space.
Generac and DR
An unlocked handle can pinch consumers' fingers against the generator frame when the generator is moved, posing finger amputation and crushing hazards.
The safety cutoff can fail to function allowing the heater to rapidly overheat, posing a fire hazard.
Counted across all 34 notices on file as of October 31, 2026. Each line says how many notices it rests on.
The Home Depot (16), Amazon (12), True Value (10), Lowe's (7), and Do it Best (6) are also named in the 34 notices that say where the products were sold. 21 of the 34 notices mention online sales.
The 33 notices that give a price range from $2 to $3,299. Half of them name a price of $140 or less.
By the 33 notices that give sale dates, half the products were on sale for 18 months or less; the longest for 8 years. Half the recalls came within 2 years of the first sale; the other half reached products that had been on sale longer.
A repair in 14 of the 25 notices that name a remedy, a refund in 8, a replacement in 7. Some notices offer more than one.
Fire is named in 16 of the 34 notices (47%), against 24% of all CPSC notices on file. Then burn (5), crushing (2), electric shock (2), and fall (2).
31 of the 34 notices that describe incidents report at least one; 3 report injuries. 3 said none had been reported when the recall was announced.
China (25), United States (6), Taiwan (2), Vietnam (2) and Mexico (1), in the 33 notices that name a manufacturing country.
10 notices in 2021–2025, up from 5 in 2016–2020. Across all CPSC notices on file, the count rose 16% over the same years.
As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 34 recall notices for consumer products sold at Ace Hardware since 2001. Each notice names Ace Hardware as a place the product was sold, not as the firm conducting the recall. The most recent is “Char-Broil Recalls Bistro Pro Electric Grills Due to Risk of Electric Shock” (CPSC 26-773), announced September 17, 2026.
Yes. As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 1 recall notice for consumer products sold at Ace Hardware in 2026, on September 17, 2026 (CPSC 26-773).
By number of notices: grills (5), pressure washers (3), toys & play sets (2), generators (2), lawn mowers (2) and bicycles & components (1), plus 11 more product types.
“Aqua-Leisure Industries Recalls Inflatable Baby Floats Due to Drowning Hazard” (CPSC 09-261), announced July 2, 2009: about 4 million units.
Find the model number on the product's rating label and enter it in the site search. An exact match names the official CPSC notice that lists that number; open it to confirm any date codes or serial ranges it lists. No match is not proof that a product is safe.
Follow the remedy in the official notice and contact the firm it names. Across recalls of products sold at Ace Hardware, the remedies offered most often are repair (14), refund (8) and replacement (7).
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