PAB Two Recalls Bed Bug Heat Treatment Systems Due to Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)
CPSC recall 15702. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The flexible, electrical conducting strip at the top of the heating element can break at the corners after multiple setups, posing an electrical fire hazard.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately stop using and unplug the Expedition and register their unit online to receive an ASC Diagnostic Unit free of charge. The diagnostic unit will immediately turn off the system when it detects a break in the conducting strip.
CPSC recall 15702 has the recall date 8 Oct 2014. The notice names the firm JAB Distributors dba PAB Two. The recall has about 1,700 units. The median CPSC recall of 2014 has 5,700 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Fire. CPSC gives the product type Electric Heaters.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | PAB Two has received four reports of the flexible, electrical conducting strip breaking, including one report of a fire in a unit and three reports of units sparking. No injuries or significant property damage were reported. |
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| Units | 1,700 |
| Remedy options | Repair |
| Description | This recall involves the ThermalStrike Expedition bed bug heat treatment system. Consumers place items inside the system to kill bed bugs that may be in the items. The system is made of white, corrugated plastic and has four pieces: a base, a folding four-panel wall, a lid and a temperature sensor. The base and the walls are held together by hook and loop fasteners. When assembled, the unit is a box 31 inches long by 18 inches wide by 24 inches tall. The rear of the base has a power cord and the female connector of a power cable attached. The insides of the wall panels have a heating element composed of black heating film connected to a white, flexible electrical conducting strip. The male connector of the power cable is attached to the conducting strip and protrudes from the rear wall panel. The system is energized when the power cables are joined and the power cord is plugged into an electrical outlet. The words "ThermalStrike" and "Bed Bug Heat Treatment" are on the front of the unit. ThermalStrike is also printed on the heating element on the interior of the unit. |
| Product | Bed bug heat treatment system, About 1,700, Electric Heaters |
| Sold at | Bedbug Central, Bedbug Supply, Protect-a-bed, Univar, pest control companies and pest control product distributors nationwide and online at Amazon.com from December 2011 through May 2014 for between $189 and $199. |
| Distributor | JAB Distributors dba PAB Two LLC |
| Made in | United States |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 1,700Median of 2014: 5,700
- CPSC recalls of 2014
- 296
- Recalls of 2014 with one of the same hazards
- 28%
- Recalls of 2014 in the category Electric Heaters
- 2%
- Recalls on the register that name JAB Distributors dba PAB Two
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 15702The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 15702. https://recallregister.com/product/1963-pab-two-recalls-bed-bug-heat-treatment-systems-due-to-fire-hazard-reca/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 15702 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
PAB Two has received four reports of the flexible, electrical conducting strip breaking, including one report of a fire in a unit and three reports of units sparking. No injuries or significant property damage were reported.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Bedbug Central, Bedbug Supply, Protect-a-bed, Univar, pest control companies and pest control product distributors nationwide and online at Amazon.com from December 2011 through May 2014 for between $189 and $199.
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 15702?
- CPSC lists 1 remedy option:
Repair
- How many units are in CPSC recall 15702?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 1,700