CE North America Expands Recall of Fan Heaters Due to Fire Hazard; Sold Exclusively at H-E-B
Home product recall 16-133. Announced by CPSC on Mar 31, 2016.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Mar 31, 2016. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Refund what’s offered
- 8,500 (in addition, about 28,000 were recalled in February 2016.) 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 fan heaters can overheat, posing a fire hazard.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled fan heaters and contact CE North America for instructions on returning the recalled heaters with a prepaid shipping label. The firm will issue a refund check upon receipt of the returned fan heaters.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: refund.
- How to reach the firm: CE North America toll-free at 844-645-3208 from 8:30a.m.to 5:30p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at productrecall@cemglobal.com or online at www.cemglobal.com and click on the “Product Recall” link at the bottom of the page for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves KUL small, white portable fan heaters. The KUL logo is printed on the front bottom of the heaters next to the power dial. The fan heater measures about 9 inches long by 5 inches wide by 10.5 inches tall. The fans weigh about two pounds. An adhesive label is on the bottom of the heater with model number “KU39221” and “Date: 0715” in the lower right-hand corner. KUL black units were involved in the previous recall.
8,500 (in addition, about 28,000 were recalled in February 2016.) units, as CPSC gives them.
KUL fan 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?
- Imported by CE North America LLC, Miami, Fla.
- H-E-B grocery stores in Texas from September 2015 through December 2015 for about $15.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
CE North America has received one consumer report of the fan heaters overheating and catching on fire. No injuries or property damage 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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