CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Portable Electric Car Kettles Due to Risk of Serious Burn Injury; Distributed by BLONGKY
CPSC warning 26-105. Announced by CPSC on Nov 20, 2025.
- CPSC warning, not a recall
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Nov 20, 2025. Copied from CPSC on Oct 25, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
CPSC issued this as a product safety warning, not a recall.
CPSC warns people about a product this way when there is no recall of it. What’s wrong and what to do are below, in CPSC’s words.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
The car kettles can unexpectedly spew steam or hot water when opened by a consumer and can also burn consumers when the lid mechanism fails and the top unexpectedly opens.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
CPSC urges consumers to immediately dispose of the defective car kettles following local hazardous waste disposal procedures. Do not sell or give away these hazardous car kettles.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Which ones does it cover?
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using defective portable electric car kettles, distributed by BLONGKY, because the car kettle can spew hot steam or liquid, posing a risk of serious burns to consumers. The car kettles can unexpectedly spew steam or hot water when opened by a consumer and can also burn consumers when the lid mechanism fails and the top unexpectedly opens.CPSC is aware of at least 11 incidents where the car kettle spewed hot steam or liquid, with nine reports of burns, including one report of second-degree burns. The car kettles were marketed and sold under the BLONGKY brand name, with model number FCC 390 Pro, in taupe (K-Taupe) and white (K-White). The model number is printed on the front of the car kettle above the digital temperature display. The defective car kettles have been sold online including on Amazon.com and Walmart.com for between $17 and $40. The products have also been found for sale by third-party sellers and on other websites, such as eBay.com.Maoming Huazhou Zibailong Technology Co., Ltd, of China, doing business as BLONGKY, distributes this product and has been unresponsive to CPSC requests for a recall or information about this product.The products were manufactured in China.CPSC urges consumers to immediately dispose of the defective car kettles following local hazardous waste disposal procedures. Do not sell or give away these hazardous car kettles.Report incidents involving the portable car kettles, or any product-related injury, to CPSC at www.SaferProducts.gov.
Defective portable electric car kettles, distributed by BLONGKY.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Who made and sold it?
- The notice names no firm.
- The defective car kettles have been sold online including on Amazon.com and Walmart.com for between $17 and $40. The products have also been found for sale by third-party sellers and on other websites, such as eBay.com.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
CPSC is aware of at least 11 incidents where the car kettle spewed hot steam or liquid, with nine reports of burns, including one report of second-degree burns.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Product safety warnings.
Released Oct 19, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 25, 2026.