YETI Soft Coolers and Gear Case recalled due to potential magnet ingestion hazard
Summary
Immediately stop using the recalled product and contact YETI Canada for a suggested replacement product of equal or greater value or gift card.
Affected products
The products are various backpack and tote style soft-sided insulated coolers and a soft-sided gear case that utilize magnetic strips for closure of their primary compartments. Additional product details are below.
Product |
Exterior Dimensions |
Capacity |
Colors |
|---|---|---|---|
Hopper® M20 |
18”W x 10”D x 18”H |
20L |
Charcoal, navy, pink, yellow, blue, and purple |
Hopper® 1.0 M30 |
25”W x 12”D x 17”H |
30L |
Charcoal, pink, yellow, blue, and purple |
Hopper® 2.0 M30 |
25”W x 12”D x 17”H |
30L |
Charcoal, pink, navy, blue, purple and yellow |
Sidekick Dry® |
11”W x 3”D x 7”H |
Gray, tan, charcoal, navy, coral, green, red, olive, yellow, pink, blue, and purple |
Issue
The magnet-lined closures of these products can fail and result in detached magnets, which poses a potential risk of serious injury or death if ingested.
As of March 3, 2023, the company has received one incident report in Canada, and no reports of magnet ingestions or injuries. In the United States, the company has received 1,399 incident reports, including reports of detached or missing magnets and no reports of magnet ingestions or injuries.
What you should do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product and contact YETI Canada to coordinate the return of the product for a suggested replacement product of equal or greater value or a gift card.
For more information, consumers can contact YETI by telephone at 1-833-444-3151 Monday through Sunday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CT; email at: productrecall@yeti.com or online at www.yeti.ca and click on “Product Recall” at the bottom of the page for more information.
Joint recall with Health Canada, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (US CPSC) and YETI Coolers, LLC.
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.
Additional information
Background
Number Sold
The company reported that 40,762 products were sold in Canada and approximately 1,900,000 were sold in the United States.
Time Period Sold
The affected products were sold from March 2018 to January 2023.
Place of Origin
Manufactured in China, Vietnam and Philippines
Details
Distributor
YETI Canada Limited
300 Town Centre Blvd., Suite 101
Markham, Ontario
L3R 5Z6
Importer
YETI Canada Limited
300 Town Centre Blvd., Suite 101
Markham, Ontario
L3R 5Z6
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