Garment steamers recalled after hot water leaks caused burn injuries
About 2,840 VEVOR Garment Steamers are being recalled because they can leak or spit hot water. Reported cap failures resulted in two burn injuries, including a second-degree burn with permanent scarring.
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: Scored 4 under the injury-reports criterion: three burn injuries are reported, including a second-degree burn that left a permanent scar.
Plain-English summary
VEVOR Garment Steamers, used to remove wrinkles from clothing and textiles, are being recalled. The steamer has an oval-shaped opening for the steam vents and a white body with "VEVOR" and "TOUGH TOOLS, HALF PRICE" printed in orange lettering beneath the water reservoir window, and a red toggle power switch on the handle. A label on the bottom reads "VEVOR," "Garment Steamer," "FCL-H09" and "Manufacturer: Guangdong ESINO Technology Group Co., Ltd." The steamer was sold with a silver-coloured glove.
The steamers can leak or spit hot water, posing a risk of serious burn injury to users and bystanders, and the water tank cap can leak or detach during use, exposing users to hot water. The firm has received six reports of hot water spitting, pouring out, leaking or dripping, and 12 reports of the water tank cap detaching, leaking, not staying closed, fitting loosely or melting. The reported cap issues resulted in two burn injuries: one consumer received a permanent scar and a second-degree burn from hot water after the cap suddenly detached, and another received a minor burn on the hand and fingers from leaked water. There is also one report of a minor steam burn through the provided glove.
About 2,840 units were sold online at Vevor.com, Amazon.com and HomeDepot.com from December 2023 to September 2025 for between about $10 and $33.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled steamers and contact Sanven Technology for a full refund, providing their contact information and a photo of the steamer with its unplugged, cut power cord.
The recalled product
- Product
- VEVOR Garment Steamers
- Category
- Consumer Product — Garment care
- Hazard
- burn
- hot-water-leak
- cap-detachment
- Affected units
- 2,840
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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