Dollar Tree Stores Recalls Electric Balloon Pumps Due to Burn Hazard
Home product recall 27-012. Announced by CPSC on Oct 1, 2026.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Oct 1, 2026. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Refund what’s offered
- About 360,500 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 recalled electric balloon pumps can overheat, posing a burn hazard.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using the recalled electric balloon pumps immediately and return it to any Dollar Tree store to receive a full refund. Consumers who purchased the electric balloon pump online should contact the firm to receive a pre-paid shipping label to return the recalled product to receive a full refund.
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: Dollar Tree Stores, Inc at 877-530-8733 between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. ET Monday through Sunday, email at ddirect@dollartree.com or on-line at https://www.dollartree.com/product-recalls or https://www.dollartree.com and click on “Recall Information” at the bottom of the page.
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled electric balloon pump is a high-pressure pump that has two operation modes, continuous and touch-on. It is made of plastic and comes in pink with a blue handle and features two nozzles. The pump’s model number, 406198, is printed on the silver rating label located on the bottom of the product and on the packaging.
About 360,500 units, as CPSC gives them.
Electric Balloon Pumps.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 3 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Distributed by Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (“Dollar Tree”), Chesapeake, Virginia.
- Sold At: Dollar Tree stores nationwide and online at dollartree.com, and doordash.com between August 2025 and July 2026 for about $17.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
The firm received three reports of overheating, including one report of flames inside the unit and one report of the unit exploding. 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.
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.