The Recall Desk
Our severity:SevereCPSC·25423·Announced 2025-08-07

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

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: 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
Category
Consumer Product — Heated apparel
Hazard
Affected units
45,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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