Steam Cleaners Recalled by Thane International Due to Shock and Burn Hazards
Home product recall 09-279. Announced by CPSC on Jul 16, 2009.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jul 16, 2009. 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?
The power cord can unexpectedly wear down and expose the wiring, posing a shock and burn hazard to consumers.
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What should you do?
The company is no longer in business and the remedy is no longer available. Please destroy and discard this recalled product.
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Which ones are recalled?
The H2O Mop is an electrically-powered appliance for cleaning a variety of floor surfaces that uses microfiber or disposable cloths on a cleaning head through which steam is dispersed. H2O Mops are white with a purple water tank with the “H2O” and “M” symbol printed on the top of the cleaning head. The model numbers of affected units are 808.092 and OEM-TV-001. This recall only includes H2O Mops with the following reference numbers printed on the label on the back of the product: 200709198 to 200803148 or H20M1000 to M-H20M1198.
About 580,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
H2O Mop Steam Cleaners.
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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?
- Distributed by Thane International, Inc., La Quinta, Calif.
- Directly to consumers by Thane through television infomercials; on the Web at www.thane.com; by QVC, through its televised shopping program; and by retailers nationwide from June 2007 through December 2008 for about $100.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Thane has received 10 reports of incidents involving shock injuries and eight reports of incidents involving burn injuries.
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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.
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.