CPSC Warns Consumers to Stop Using COOWALK/COOWALI Heated Insoles Immediately Due to Risk of Serious Burn Injury from Fire Hazard
CPSC warning 26-533. Announced by CPSC on Jun 4, 2026.
- CPSC warning, not a recall
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jun 4, 2026. Copied from CPSC on Oct 25, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 6,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- 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 internal lithium-ion battery can explode and ignite, even when the insoles are turned off, posing a risk of serious burn injury and fire hazard.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
CPSC urges consumers to dispose of the defective heated insoles immediately and follow local hazardous waste disposal procedures.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Which ones does it cover?
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) urges consumers to stop using COOWALK/COOWALI heated insoles immediately because the internal lithium-ion battery can explode and ignite, even when the insoles are turned off, posing a risk of serious burn injury and fire hazard.The Chinese manufacturer, Shenzhen Kubuzhineng Kejiyouxiangongsi, has been unresponsive to CPSC requests for a recall or information about this product.The products were manufactured in China.CPSC urges consumers to dispose of the defective heated insoles immediately and follow local hazardous waste disposal procedures. Note: Do not throw this defective lithium-ion battery or device in the trash, the general recycling stream (e.g., street-level or curbside recycling bins), or in used battery recycling boxes found at various retail and home improvement stores. Defective lithium-ion batteries must be disposed of differently than other batteries, because they present a greater risk of fire. Your municipal household hazardous waste (HHW) collection center may accept this defective lithium-ion battery or device for disposal. Before taking your battery or device to a HHW collection center, contact it ahead of time and ask whether it accepts defective lithium-ion batteries. If it does not, contact your municipality for further guidance. The heated insoles are black or red, contain a lithium-ion battery in the heel area and are operated by a remote control. “COOWALK” or “COOWALI” is printed on the sole.Report any incidents involving injury or product defect to CPSC at www.SaferProducts.gov.
About 6,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
COOWALK/COOWALI Heated Insoles.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Shenzhen Kubuzhineng Kejiyouxiangongsi.
- Amazon.com and GearTrade.com from August 2022 through May 2026.
- 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 26 reports of fires, explosions, and other thermal incidents involving the defective insoles resulting in at least 23 reported burn injuries, including serious second- and third-degree burns requiring skin grafts.
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.