CPSC, WestPoint Stevens Inc. Announce Recall of Electric Blankets
Home product recall 03-114. Announced by CPSC on Apr 24, 2003.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Apr 24, 2003. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
When the blanket is folded, the heating element can overheat, causing the heating element and blanket to melt. This poses the risk of thermal burns to consumers.
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What should you do?
The firm is no longer in business. For information, contact WestPoint Home at 866-643-4735.
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- How to reach the firm: For information, contact WestPoint Home at 866-643-4735.
Which ones are recalled?
The Vellux® fahrenheit™ blankets were sold in various colors and sizes to fit all mattress sizes. The temperature controller is white, with the words “WESTPOINT STEVENS” and “fahrenheit Heated Blanket” printed on the front. The recall includes blankets manufactured from July 2002 through January 2003. The manufacture date is printed on a label sewn into the seam.
About 11,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Vellux® fahrenheit™ electric blankets.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by WestPoint Stevens Inc., West Point, Ga.
- Department stores, mail order catalogs and Web sites sold the blankets nationwide, from July 2002 through April 2003, for between $80 and $130.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
WestPoint has received 10 reports of the blankets overheating, including four reports of minor skin burns.
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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.
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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.
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 19, 2026.