Homedics Recalls Massagers Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
Key facts
- Agency
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- Recall number
- 24076
- Recall date
- Jan 4, 2024
- Units
- About 46,000 (In addition, about 41,000 were sold in Canada)
- Remedy
- Refund
- Firm
- Homedics
- Made in
- China
What to do
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 a 20% bonus.
Contact: Homedics at 800-466-3342 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at https://recall.homedics.com/HHP-715 or www.homedics.com and click on "Recall Information" at the bottom of the page.
Hazard
The massagers can overheat while charging, posing fire and burn hazards.
How to identify the recalled product
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.
About this recall
CPSC announced this recall on Jan 4, 2024. It covers About 46,000 (In addition, about 41,000 were sold in Canada) units. The remedy type is refund: the firm will give your money back, usually after you return or destroy the product. Reported incidents: Homedics has received 17 reports of the massagers overheating, including one report of a burn to the consumer's thumb. Homedics has 3 recalls in our records.
Where it was sold
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.
Companies and identifiers
- Importer
- FKA Distributing Co. LLC, d/b/a Homedics, of Commerce Township, Michigan
Source and freshness
- Source
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Recalls API
- Official notice
- https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2024/Homedics-Recalls-Massagers-Due-to-Fire-and-Burn-Hazards
- Last published by CPSC
- Jan 4, 2024
- Imported by RecallRadar
- Nov 4, 2026
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