The Recall Desk
Our severity:SevereCPSC·19036·Announced 2018-11-20

Seabreeze Recalls Smart Thermaflo Bathroom Heater Fans Due to Fire Hazard

Seabreeze International is recalling Smart Thermaflo Bathroom Heater Fans because the safety cutoff can fail, allowing the unit to overheat and catch fire.

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 a reported instance of a unit catching fire and causing property damage (scorch marks), which aligns with the rubric criterion for 'significant injury/property-damage reports' under the Severe category.

Plain-English summary

Seabreeze International Corp. is recalling approximately 2,100 Smart Thermaflo Bathroom Heater Fans with nightlight, model SF14TA. The recall involves units manufactured in 2015 and 2016 that have a date code ending in 5 or 6. The fan is a white rectangle about 13 inches wide and 10 inches high with a plastic grill on the front. The label on the bottom or side of the fan displays "Seabreeze International Corporation," SF14TA, and the date code.

The recall is being issued because the safety cutoff can fail to function, allowing the heater to rapidly overheat, which poses a fire hazard. Seabreeze has received one report of a unit overheating and catching fire when turned on, leaving scorch marks on a wall. No injuries have been reported.

The affected units were sold in the United States and Canada from August 2015 through May 2017 for between $60 and $65. They were sold at Ace Hardware, Amazon, HomeDepot.com, Wayfair, Sharper Image, Brookstone, and Air, Water and Inc. in store and online. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bathroom heaters and contact Seabreeze International for a full refund.

The recalled product

Product
Smart Thermaflo Bathroom Heater Fans with nightlight
Manufacturer
Suzhou Primetech Electronics Co., of JiangSu, China
Category
Consumer Product — Bathroom Heater
Hazard
Affected units
2,100

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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