Voluntary Recall of Electric Clothes Steamers Announced
CPSC recall 85044. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Burn - Not Fire-Related
CPSC recall 85044 has the recall date 17 Sep 1985. The notice names the firm Franzus. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Fire. CPSC gives the product type Steamers.
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| Description | Release # 85-044 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) the Franzus Company Inc., now in Connecticut, today announced the voluntary recall of 188,000 "Wrinkles Away" Electric Clothes Steamers, Models WA-111 and WA-222. The company has information that some of these units, produced between July 1984 and December 1984, may be defective and present a burn hazard resulting from the spillage of boiling or hot water from the base. The company has received approximately fifty reports or complaints of product failure and injury. The reports stated that, without warning, the base and heater assembly separated from the product, spilling boiling of hot water onto the user. Many of the reports stated that the users sustained serious burn injuries from the hot water. The Wrinkles Away Clothes Steamer is a hand held electric appliance used at home or during travel to eliminate wrinkles in clothes. The product has a beige and brown colored plastic nozzle, a brown colored plastic cylinder body with handle, and a base heater assembly with electric cord. The recalled clothes steamer can be identified on the plastic base cap with the embossed… |
| Product | Wrinkles Away Electric Clothes Steamers, Steamers |
| Manufacturer | Franzus |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1985: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1985
- 30
- Recalls of 1985 with one of the same hazards
- 33%
- Recalls of 1985 in the category Steamers
- 3%
- Recalls on the register that name Franzus
- 2
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 2 Jul 2003 | CPSC, Franzus Company LLC Announce Recall of International Adapter Plugs |
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 85044. https://recallregister.com/product/4517-voluntary-recall-of-electric-clothes-steamers-announced/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 85044 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 85044 has no incident or injury text.
- How many CPSC recalls name Franzus?
- 2 CPSC recalls on this register name Franzus. This recall is 1 of them.