Family Dollar Stores Recalls Oscillating Ceramic Heater for Fire Hazard
CPSC recall 07076. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The heaters can overheat and smoke, which could pose a fire hazard to consumers.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately stop using the heaters and return them to a Family Dollar store for a full refund.
CPSC recall 07076 has the recall date 5 Jan 2007. The notice names a person as the firm, and this site does not show the name. The recall has about 35,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2007 has 14,000 units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Fire. CPSC gives the product type Electric Heaters.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
CPSC publishes these words. Source: CPSC recall notices, section About the U.S. CPSC, read on . The hazard, the remedy and the incident text on this site are the words of the CPSC recall notice. Newest CPSC recall on the register: .
More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | Family Dollar has received three reports of the heaters overheating or smoking. There are no reports of fires and two reports of minor property damage. |
|---|---|
| Units | 35,000 |
| Description | The recalled heater is a 1500-watt oscillating ceramic heater. The heater has a white plastic housing with the name "Heat-Wave" in black on its top. A label on the product contains the control number "ETL 3090262." |
| Product | Oscillating Ceramic Heaters, About 35,000 (17,000 with consumers), Electric Heaters |
| Sold at | Family Dollar stores nationwide from September 2006 through November 2006 for about $20. |
| Firm | The CPSC notice gives the name of a person as the firm. This site does not show the names of persons. |
| Made in | China |
Recall notice: The page that CPSC publishes for one recall of a consumer product. It states the product, the hazard, the remedy and the incidents.
Hazard: The way a product can cause harm, in the words of the CPSC recall notice. This site also puts each recall under short hazard names.
Remedy: What the manufacturer or the firm does about a recalled product. The agency record states the remedy of each recall.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 35,000Median of 2007: 14,000
- CPSC recalls of 2007
- 452
- Recalls of 2007 with one of the same hazards
- 25%
- Recalls of 2007 in the category Electric Heaters
- 1%
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 07076The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
- CPSC recallsThe list of all recall notices on the CPSC site.
- SaferProducts.govThe CPSC site for a report about a consumer product.
Follow by RSS:Consumer product recalls
Cite this page
Recall Register. CPSC recall 07076. https://recallregister.com/product/3521-family-dollar-stores-recalls-oscillating-ceramic-heater-for-fire-hazar/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- 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
The CPSC notice is the authority. The hazard names come from the hazard text of CPSC. The category is the product type that CPSC gives. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- Does CPSC recall 07076 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
Family Dollar has received three reports of the heaters overheating or smoking. There are no reports of fires and two reports of minor property damage.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Family Dollar stores nationwide from September 2006 through November 2006 for about $20.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 07076?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 35,000 (17,000 with consumers)
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China