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Product Recall Number: 24-109

Why was Steamfast, Vornado and Sharper Image-branded handheld garment steamers recalled?

The recalled garment steamers can expel hot water from the steam nozzle while heating or during use, posing a serious burn hazard to consumers.

Steamfast, Vornado and Sharper Image-branded handheld garment steamers
Here's product recall specific data for Steamfast, Vornado and Sharper Image-branded handheld garment steamers.

  • Product Recall Number: 24-109

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2024-02-08

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Steamfast, Vornado and Sharper Image-branded handheld garment steamers

  • Description: This recall involves three different brands of handheld garment steamers: Steamfast model numbers SF-425, SF-435, SF-440, SF-445, and SF-447; Vornado model number VS-410; and Sharper Image model number SI-428. The recalled steamers were sold in the following colors: SF-435 (white, black, light pink, hot pink, sage green, orange, and teal blue); SF-425, SF-440, SF-445, SI-428, and SF-447 (white); and VS-410 (black). The recalled steamers are handheld electrical appliances which use hot steam emitted from a nozzle to remove wrinkles from clothing and other fabrics. The steamers’ brand name appears on the side of each unit and on a label located on the bottom of the steamer. The model number also appears on the label.

  • Hazard Description: The recalled garment steamers can expel hot water from the steam nozzle while heating or during use, posing a serious burn hazard to consumers.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Refund, Replace

  • Units: About 2 million (In addition, about 13,000 were sold in Canada)

  • Incidents: Vornado has received 122 reports of hot water spraying or spitting from the steam nozzle, including 23 reports of burn injuries.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled garment steamers and contact Vornado for a full refund or free replacement handheld garment steamer, depending on model.

  • Sold At: Walmart, Bed Bath & Beyond, and other stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Vornado.com, sihomecomfort.com, Steamfast.com and other websites from July 2009 through January 2024 for between $14 and $35.

  • Importers: Vornado Air LLC, of Andover, Kansas

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: China

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed

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