Seabreeze International Recalls Bathroom Heaters Due to Fire Hazard

Recalled November 20, 2018 · CPSC recall 19036 · Seabreeze

Recalled SF14TA Smart Thermaflo Bathroom Heater Fan with nightlight

Label for the recalled SF14TA Smart Thermaflo Bathroom Heater Fan with nightlight.

Hazard

The safety cutoff can fail to function allowing the heater to rapidly overheat, posing a fire hazard.

Remedy

Refund

Units

About 2,100 (in addition, about 3,050 were sold in Canada)

Incidents / injuries

Seabreeze has received one report of a unit overheating and catching on fire when turned on, leaving scorch marks on a wall. No injuries have been reported.

Description

This recall involves model SF14TA Smart Thermaflo Bathroom Heater Fans with nightlight manufactured in 2015 and 2016. The fan is a white rectangle about 13 inches wide and 10 inches high with a plastic grill on the front. "Seabreeze International Corporation," SF14TA and date code are on a label on the bottom or side of the fan. Affected units have a date code ending in 5 or 6.

What to do

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bathroom heaters and contact Seabreeze International for a full refund.

Contact

Seabreeze International at 800-668-6095 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or email at [email protected] or online at www.seabreeze.ca and click on SF14TA Recall for more information.

Product

Smart Thermaflo Bathroom Heater Fans with nightlight

Manufacturer(s)

Suzhou Primetech Electronics Co., of JiangSu, China

Imported by

Seabreeze International Corp., of Ontario, Canada

Retailers

Ace Hardware, Amazon, HomeDepot.com, Wayfair, Sharper Image, Brookstone and Air, and Water Inc. in store and online from August 2015 through May 2017 for between $60 and $65.

Made in

China

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →