The Recall Desk
Our severity:SevereCPSC·08198·Announced 2008-02-20

Aloha Housewares Recalls Portable Electric Heaters Due to Fire Hazard

Aloha Housewares is recalling about 152,000 portable electric heaters because they can overheat and melt, posing a fire hazard. 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 18 reports of property damage and one report of minor burns, meeting the criteria for 'significant injury/property-damage reports' under the Severe classification.

Plain-English summary

Aloha Housewares Inc. is recalling about 152,000 portable electric oscillating tower heaters sold under the name "Aloha Breeze." The white heaters have model number 02044 and date codes 06/06, 06/07, 06/08, or 06/09. These units were sold at Wal-Mart and small retail chain stores nationwide from August 2006 through November 2007 for between $35 and $45.

The heaters can overheat and melt plastic parts, posing a fire hazard to consumers. Aloha Housewares has received 29 reports of the heaters melting, smoking, or catching fire, including 18 reports of property damage. One consumer reported minor burns to the hands and feet.

Because the firm is out of business, a remedy is no longer available. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled heaters and destroy and discard them.

The recalled product

Product
Portable Electric Heaters
Manufacturer
Aloha Housewares Inc., of Arlington, Texas
Category
Consumer Product — Electric Heaters
Hazard
Affected units
152,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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