Sunbeam® · Recalled
CPSC, Sunbeam® Announce Recall of Glow-In-the-Dark Humidifiers
These humidifiers can develop an electrical short, presenting a fire hazard.
- Units
- About 560,000
- Reports
- 87
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $8–$15
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
These humidifiers were sold under the brand names Sunbeam, Hankscraft and SunMark. The Sunbeam brand has service numbers 644 through 646 written on the back of the humidifier's motor housing. The Hankscraft brand has service numbers 1260 through 1262 and the SunMark brand has service number 1260. Hankscraft and SunMark service numbers are written on the inside of the plastic housing of the motor. All the recalled humidifiers have date codes stamped on the plugs beginning with I001 through J226. The humidifiers are white with green, blue or rust colored covers. Sunbeam, Hankscraft or SunMark is written on the plastic cover. The Sunbeam humidifiers were sold with 1-gallon, 1.5-gallon and 2-gallon tank capacity. The Hankscraft humidifiers were sold with 1.2-gallon, 1.7-gallon and 2.5-gallon tank capacity. The SunMark humidifiers were sold with 1.2-gallon tank capacity.
The file
- Sold at
- Discount department and drug stores sold these humidifiers nationwide, from March 1995 through December 1997, for $8 to $15.
- Product type
- Humidifiers
- Made in
- Not stated
- Recalled by
- Sunbeam Corp., of Boca Raton, Fla.
Incident log
Sunbeam has received 87 complaints from consumers using these humidifiers, including 42 reports of fire. Three consumers suffered smoke inhalation and another suffered minor burns to her hands.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using these humidifiers, and call Sunbeam for instructions on returning the products for a free replacement.
For more information or to get instructions on returning the humidifiers, call Sunbeam at (800) 440-4668 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday and between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. ET on Saturday. Consumers also can access the company's web site at www.sunbeam.com
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
