Portable Electric Heaters Recalled by Aloha Housewares Due to Fire Hazard
Home product recall 08-198. Announced by CPSC on Feb 20, 2008.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Feb 20, 2008. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 152,000 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?
The portable electric heater can overheat and melt plastic parts, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled heaters and destroy and discard them. The firm is out of business. A remedy is no longer available.
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Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves electric oscillating tower heaters with the name “Aloha Breeze” printed on the top. The white heaters have model number 02044 and dates codes 06/06, 06/07, 06/08 or 06/09. Model numbers and date codes are printed on the silver label located on the back of the heater, near the bottom.
About 152,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Portable Electric Heaters.
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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?
- Imported by Aloha Housewares Inc., Arlington, Texas.
- Wal-mart and small retail chain stores nationwide from August 2006 through November 2007 for between $35 and $45.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Aloha Housewares has received 29 reports of the heaters melting, smoking or catching fire, including 18 reports of property damage. One consumer reported minor burns to the hands and feet.
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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.
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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