The Recall Desk
SevereCPSC·22125·Announced 2022-04-21

Insignia Air Fryers and Air Fryer Ovens Recalled for Fire and Burn Hazards

About 635,000 Insignia air fryers and air fryer ovens can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards. Best Buy is offering refunds or store credit for affected units sold between November 2018 and February 2022.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall meets the Severe criteria due to reported injuries, including a child's injury, combined with documented fire-hazard incidents. Although no deaths are reported, the combination of actual injury reports and property damage associated with a structural/functional defect (overheating) places this at the Severe level.

Plain-English summary

This recall involves approximately 635,000 Insignia Digital Air Fryers, Analog Air Fryers, and Digital Air Fryer Ovens sold by Best Buy stores nationwide and online (including www.bestbuy.com, www.eBay.com, and www.google.com) from November 2018 through February 2022. The affected model numbers are NS-AF32DBK9, NS-AF32MBK9, NS-AF50MBK9, NS-AF53DSS0, NS-AF53MSS0, NS-AF55DBK9, NS-AFO6DBK1, and NS-AFO6DSS1. These units have cooking chamber capacities ranging from approximately 3.4 to 10 quarts and come in black and stainless-steel finishes.

The units can overheat, creating fire and burn hazards. Best Buy has received 68 reports from U.S. consumers and 36 reports from Canadian consumers of the air fryers or air fryer ovens catching fire, burning, or melting. These reports include seven instances of minor property damage and two reports of injuries, including an injury to a child's leg.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled units and return them to Best Buy for a refund. Best Buy is contacting all known purchasers directly and providing pre-paid shipping boxes and return instructions. Consumers will receive a $50 credit or the amount of their purchase receipt, whichever is higher, and do not need a purchase receipt to receive the $50 credit. For more information, consumers can register online at www.insigniaairfryerrecall.expertinquiry.com, call Best Buy at 800-566-7498 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit www.bestbuy.com and click on Product Recalls.

The recalled product

Product
Insignia Air Fryers and Air Fryer Ovens
Manufacturer
Best Buy Purchasing LLC, of Richfield, Minnesota
Category
Consumer Product — Kitchen Appliances
Hazard
  • fire
  • burn-injury
  • overheating
Affected units
635,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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