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MARTINO hair dryers

2 reports to CPSC, the latest made May 26, 2017. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 2reports to CPSC
  • May 26, 2017the latest report was made
  • Mar 8, 2017the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
MARTINO
Maker
Martino Cartier Enterprises, LLCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Hair dryersCPSC’s product type: Hair Dryers (code 1602), in Personal Care: Grooming

By month

2 reports from June 2016 to May 2017; the most in May 2017, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
May 20171
March 20171

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
  • No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made May 26, 2017, sent to the company Jun 23, 2017, published by CPSC Jul 10, 2017

    The product, in the report: Black glittery hair dryer by Martino Model Number MC121

    This morning while using my Martino Hair Dryer Model No MC121 it started making a loud noise and smoked. Quickly unplugged the dryer and there was a rattle in the smoking dryer. When I got home this evening after work, I got a flashlight out to see if I could see what the problem was. The fan is broken off inside and that is the rattle. This hair dryer was a Christmas gift to me from [REDACTED]. She said she purchased it off of [REDACTED] or [REDACTED] (she couldn’t remember which one.) Extremely scary to have a loud pop and smoke coming our of the dryer when drying the hair.

    Model
    MARTINO Hair Dryer Model No MC121
    Where
    Tyrone, Oklahoma: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 54, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand MARTINO, made or sold by Martino Cartier Enterprises, LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  2. Hurt, no treatment

    Made Mar 8, 2017, sent to the company Mar 17, 2017, published by CPSC Mar 31, 2017

    The product, in the report: Its a lightweight Martino hair dryer purchased from HSN TV shopping network. Model No. MC121. It is sparkly brown with gold lettering with a gold lion decal on the side by the vent part.

    I was using the Martino hair dryer to dry my hair by my right ear ( I was bent over with my hair hanging down to dry the underside of my hair first) when I smelled a burning smell and then saw large glowing sparks out the corner of my right eye. I then saw sparks falling to the floor onto my bathroom rug and stopped using the hair dryer. I turned the hair dryer off and unplugged it. I think continued to smell the burning smell and my right ear was very red and painful and noticed it was bleeding behind the top part of my ear.

    Model
    Martino Model # 121
    UPC
    don’t know
    Serial number
    don’t know
    Bought from
    HSN TV shopping
    Where
    Binghamton, New York: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 57, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Martino, made or sold by Martino Cartier Enterprises, LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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