Aloha Breeze Portable Electric Heaters Recalled for Fire Hazard
Aloha Housewares is recalling about 281,000 portable electric heaters because they can overheat and catch fire. Consumers should stop using and destroy the units.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a fire hazard with reported incidents of heaters catching fire and one report of property damage, which aligns with the rubric criteria for significant injury or property-damage reports.
Plain-English summary
Aloha Housewares, Inc. of Arlington, Texas, is recalling about 281,000 Aloha Breeze Portable Electric Heaters. The recall includes model number 05226 with date codes of 07/05, 08/05, and 11/05. The heaters are white-colored with the name "Aloha Breeze" printed on the front, and the model number and date code are located on a silver label on the bottom of the unit.
The heaters can overheat, posing a fire hazard. Aloha Housewares has received seven reports of heaters melting, smoking, or catching fire, including one report of minor property damage. No injuries have been reported.
The recalled heaters were sold at Wal-Mart stores nationwide from July 2005 to July 2007 for about $15. Consumers should stop using the recalled heaters immediately and destroy and discard the product. The firm is out of business, so a remedy is no longer available. Consumers may call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772 for more information.
The recalled product
- Product
- Aloha Breeze Portable Electric Heaters
- Manufacturer
- Aloha Housewares, Inc. of Arlington, Texas
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 281,000
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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