Family care vaporizers
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Feb 20, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Feb 20, 2013the latest report was made
- Feb 20, 2013the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Family care
- Maker
- Sunbeam Products, Inc. d/b/a Jarden Consumer SolutionsMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- VaporizersCPSC’s product type: Vaporizers (code 305), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| February 2013 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- 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.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Feb 20, 2013, sent to the company Mar 4, 2013, published by CPSC Mar 19, 2013
The product, in the report: Family Care Brand, model HV 740/745 White base with teal motor. Used as instructed
Family Care Vaporizer model HV 740/745 caught fire at junction of cord and vaporizer motor after being on for 2 hours or less. Vaporizer was used successfully the evening before, but otherwise has only been used sparingly. No injuries sustained, cord was swiftly unplugged.
- Model
- Hv740/
745 - Bought from
- Cvs, California
- Where
- Clayton, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Family care, made or sold by Sunbeam Products, Inc. d/
b/ a Jarden Consumer Solutions - How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
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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.
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