Product Recall Number: 24-076
Why was Therapist Select Percussion Personal Massagers recalled?
The massagers can overheat while charging, posing fire and burn hazards.
Product Recall Number: 24-076
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2024-01-04
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Therapist Select Percussion Personal Massagers
Description: This recall involves the HoMedics Therapist Select Massagers with model number HHP-715. The product has a 120 VAC, 60 HZ power cord. “HoMedics” is printed on the side of the barrel of the product. The products are black with a handle, housing and massage head attached to the end. The product has four interchangeable massage heads.Only manufacturing dates through the end of 2022 and prior are included in the recall. The manufacturing date is represented by a date code found on a sticker on the underside of the product’s barrel. Date codes are a 4-digit number WWYY where WW is the sequential week of the year and YY is the last two digits of the manufacturing year. Only products with a YY of 20, 21 or 22 are subject to this recall.
Hazard Description: The massagers can overheat while charging, posing fire and burn hazards.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 46,000 (In addition, about 41,000 were sold in Canada)
Incidents: Homedics has received 17 reports of the massagers overheating, including one report of a burn to the consumer’s thumb.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using or charging the recalled massagers and contact Homedics for instructions to receive a full refund or a refund in the form of a credit toward any Homedics product, including the purchase price plus 50% additional credit.
Sold At: Macy’s, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Lowe’s, JCPenney, The Home Depot and other stores nationwide and online at Homedics.com, Macys.com, BJs.com, Lowes.com, HomeDepot.com and Amazon.com from September 2020 through November 2023 for about $100.
Importers: FKA Distributing Co. LLC, d/b/a Homedics, of Commerce Township, Michigan.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed