Vornado Recalls Two Million Handheld Garment Steamers Due to Serious Burn Hazard
CPSC recall 24109. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The recalled garment steamers can expel hot water from the steam nozzle while heating or during use, posing a serious burn hazard to consumers.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled garment steamers and contact Vornado for a full refund or free replacement handheld garment steamer, depending on model.
CPSC recall 24109 has the recall date 8 Feb 2024. The notice names the firm Vornado Air. The recall has about 2,000,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2024 has 8,640 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Burn.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | Vornado has received 122 reports of hot water spraying or spitting from the steam nozzle, including 23 reports of burn injuries. |
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| Units | 2,000,000 |
| Remedy options | Refund, Replace |
| Description | This recall involves three different brands of handheld garment steamers: Steamfast model numbers SF-425, SF-435, SF-440, SF-445, and SF-447; Vornado model number VS-410; and Sharper Image model number SI-428. The recalled steamers were sold in the following colors: SF-435 (white, black, light pink, hot pink, sage green, orange, and teal blue); SF-425, SF-440, SF-445, SI-428, and SF-447 (white); and VS-410 (black). The recalled steamers are handheld electrical appliances which use hot steam emitted from a nozzle to remove wrinkles from clothing and other fabrics. The steamers' brand name appears on the side of each unit and on a label located on the bottom of the steamer. The model number also appears on the label. |
| Product | Steamfast, Vornado and Sharper Image-branded handheld garment steamers, About 2 million (In addition, about 13,000 were sold in Canada) |
| Sold at | Walmart, Bed Bath & Beyond, and other stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Vornado.com, sihomecomfort.com, Steamfast.com and other websites from July 2009 through January 2024 for between $14 and $35. |
| Importer | Vornado Air LLC |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 2,000,000Median of 2024: 8,640
- CPSC recalls of 2024
- 305
- Recalls of 2024 with one of the same hazards
- 23%
- Recalls on the register that name Vornado Air
- 10
Other recalls of the firm
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 24109. https://recallregister.com/product/9845-vornado-recalls-two-million-handheld-garment-steamers-due-to-serious-b/. 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
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 24109 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
Vornado has received 122 reports of hot water spraying or spitting from the steam nozzle, including 23 reports of burn injuries.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Walmart, Bed Bath & Beyond, and other stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Vornado.com, sihomecomfort.com, Steamfast.com and other websites from July 2009 through January 2024 for between $14 and $35.
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 24109?
- CPSC lists 2 remedy options:
Refund, Replace
- How many units are in CPSC recall 24109?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 2 million (In addition, about 13,000 were sold in Canada)