Hazard
6 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.
Of the 6 hot water expulsion recalls we have scored against our rubric, 0 (0%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 4 (67%) are Severe.
Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all hot water expulsion recalls regardless of agency”, “all listeria recalls in California”, “all airbag recalls in 2025”. The tags are extracted from each recall’s source text during the LLM rewrite step and validated against a fixed schema.
A recall can carry multiple tags — a Listeria recall might also be tagged ready-to-eat and undeclared-allergen. Use the full-text search if you want to combine hazard tags with brand or category filters.
About 75,400 PurSteam Elite Travel Steamers and about 119,000 PurSteam Mighty Lil Steamers are being recalled because they can expel hot water from the steam nozzle during use.
ALDI is recalling about 28,000 Ambiano Single Serve Coffee Makers because the machines can expel hot water from the top, causing burns. ALDI has received 25 reports of this defect, including three burn injuries.
BISSELL is recalling about 3.2 million Steam Shot Handheld Steam Cleaners because they can expel hot water or steam during heating or use, causing burn injuries. The company has received 183 reports of hot water or steam escaping, including 157 reports of minor burn injuries.
Empower Brands is recalling approximately 1.6 million BLACK+DECKER Model HGS011 Easy Garment Steamers because they can expel, spray, or leak hot water during use, causing burn injuries. Consumers should stop using the steamers immediately and contact the manufacturer for a full refund.
Vornado, Steamfast, and Sharper Image-branded handheld garment steamers can expel hot water from the steam nozzle, posing a serious burn hazard. About 2 million units sold nationwide are affected.
Empower Brands recalls about 518,500 BLACK+DECKER Model HGS011 Easy Garment Steamers because they can expel, spray, or leak hot water during use, posing a burn hazard. The company has received 241 reports of hot water expelling, including 32 reports of burn injuries.