Homedics Massagers recall: Fire and Burn Hazards
Homedics Recalls Massagers Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
Why was Homedics Massagers recalled?
The massagers can overheat while charging, posing fire and burn hazards.
What should I do if I have this product?
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.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Therapist Select Percussion Personal Massagers
- Company
- FKA Distributing Co. LLC, d/b/a Homedics, of Commerce Township, Michigan
- Quantity
- About 46,000 (In addition, about 41,000 were sold in Canada)
- 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.
- Recall date
- January 4, 2024
- Incidents / injuries
- Homedics has received 17 reports of the massagers overheating, including one report of a burn to the consumer's thumb.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product 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.