CPSC, Honeywell Consumer Products Announce Recall of Moveable Baseboard Heaters
Home product recall 02-098. Announced by CPSC on Feb 7, 2002.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Feb 7, 2002. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 450,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The heating element in these baseboard heaters can short-circuit and ignite combustible material under the heater, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using these heaters immediately, unplug them, and contact HCP to determine whether their heater is part of the recall. Consumers with recalled units will be given instructions on how to mail them back to HCP, in order to receive a free replacement heater.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Contact HCP at (800) 290-8495 between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. ET Monday through Sunday or log on to the company’s website at www.honeywell.com
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled HZ-514 HCP baseboard heaters are about 40 inches long, 8 inches tall, and 4 inches wide, at their widest point. The white baseboard heaters have the name “Honeywell” printed on the front of the unit. The recalled heaters have: - a six-digit date code beginning with “97” on a sticker on the back or the bottom of the unit, or - a date code beginning with the digit “8” or “9” stamped on the flat metal prong of the electrical cord’s plug, or - a date code beginning with the digits “00” stamped on the flat metal prong of the electrical cord’s plug and “TYPE I” or nothing stamped on the bottom of the unit. Baseboard heaters with “01” stamped on the metal prong of the electrical plug or “TYPE II” stamped on the bottom of the unit are not included in this recall.
About 450,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Moveable baseboard Heaters.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Honeywell Consumer Products Inc. (HCP), Southborough, Mass.
- Department stores and home centers nationwide sold these baseboard heaters, from October 1997 through January 2001, for between $30 and $50.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
CPSC and HCP have received 53 reports of these heaters short-circuiting, including two cases where the floor beneath the heater was damaged due to fire. No injuries have been reported.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked 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, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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