Fieldsheer heated socks caused burns and blisters during high-intensity activity
Fieldsheer heated socks are being recalled because they can cause pain and discomfort resulting in burns and blisters. Eleven reports include four burns and blisters. About 45,000 units affected.
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: Injury reports: four consumers suffered burns and blisters among eleven reports of pain and discomfort from the heated socks.
Plain-English summary
Fieldsheer Apparel Technologies heated socks, models MWMS07, MWWS07 and MWMS05, are being recalled. The merino wool socks were sold in black/grey, grey/orange, grey/pink and black/orange, in sizes small through extra-large, and came with two lithium-ion battery packs. About 45,000 units are affected.
The stated hazard is that the socks can cause pain and discomfort resulting in burns and blisters when worn during high-intensity activities that generate a combination of heat, excessive friction, moisture and pressure. The firm has received 11 reports of socks causing pain and discomfort, resulting in 4 burns and blisters.
The socks were sold at Scheels All Sports, Fred Meyer, Home Depot, Meijer and other nationwide retailers and online at Amazon.com from August 2021 through June 2025 for between $80 and $130.
Consumers should immediately stop using the heated socks and contact Fieldsheer Apparel Technologies for a full refund or replacement product of equal value, disposing of the lithium-ion battery packs in accordance with applicable laws.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fieldsheer Heated Socks
- Manufacturer
- Tech Gear 5.7 Inc., dba Fieldsheer Apparel Technologies, of Carlsbad, California
- Hazard
- burn-injury
- blisters
- heated-garment
- lithium-ion-battery
- Affected units
- 45,000
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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