AmazonBasics 1500 Watt Ceramic Space Heater recalled due to fire hazard
- Starting date:
- June 11, 2019
- Posting date:
- June 11, 2019
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Household Items
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Fire Hazard
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-70141
Last updated: 2019-06-12
Summary
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Product:
AmazonBasics 1500 Watt Ceramic Space Heater -
Issue:
The heaters could overheat, posing a burn and fire hazard -
What to do:
Immediately stop using the recalled heater
Joint recall with Health Canada, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (US CPSC), PROFECO and Amazon
Affected products
AmazonBasics 1500 Watt Ceramic Space Heater
Product description
Model # | Colour | Oscillating Fan (yes or no) |
---|---|---|
B074MR2HGM | BLACK | YES |
B074MWRLZM | WHITE | YES |
B074MX8VNR | WHITE | NO |
B074MWKSLX | BLACK | NO |
The 1500 Watt heaters have three output options: low, high or fan only.
Hazard identified
The heaters can overheat, posing a burn and fire hazard potentially leading to injury or property damage.
As of May 2, 2019, the company has received 5 reports of incidents and no reports of injury in Canada. In the United States, the company has received 25 reports of incidents and no reports of injury. In Mexico, the company has not received any reports of incidents or injuries.
Number sold
Approximately 18,012 units were sold in Canada, 232,135 in the United States and 3,765 in Mexico.
Time period sold
The affected products were sold from October 2017 to March 2019.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China.
Companies
- Distributor
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Amazon
Seattle
Washington
UNITED STATES
- Manufacturer
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Ningbo Singfun Electric Appliance Co. Ltd.
Ningbo, Zhejiang
CHINA
What you should do
Consumers should immediately stop using the space heaters. Amazon will send emails directly to all customers that purchased the impacted products with instructions on how to receive a full refund. Amazon will send the emails to the email address associated with the Amazon account that purchased the product.
If there are further questions, customers can contact Amazon.
Consumers may view the release by the US CPSC on the Commission's website.
Consumers may view the release by Mexico's Consumer Protection Federal Agency (PROFECO) on the Agency's website (in Spanish only).
Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.
Health Canada would like to remind Canadians to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.
This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website. You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.