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GermGuardian air purifiers

3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Oct 31, 2025. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 3reports to CPSC
  • Oct 31, 2025the latest report was made
  • Aug 24, 2018the earliest
  • 2with the company’s comments
Brand
GermGuardian
Makers
Guardian Technologies LLC and LASKO PRODUCTS INC.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Air purifiersCPSC’s product type: Air Purifiers (code 307), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning

By month

1 report from November 2024 to October 2025; the most in October 2025, 1. 2 earlier reports, since August 2018, are in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
October 20251
April 20221
August 20181

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
  • No incident, no one hurt 2 CPSC: No 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 incident, no one hurt

    Made Oct 31, 2025, sent to the company Nov 25, 2025, published by CPSC Dec 10, 2025

    The product, in the report: GermGuardian Air Purifier for Home with HEPA Pure Filter, Night Light Projector, UV-C Light Helps Reduce Germs, Removes 99.97% of Pollutants, Rooms up to 263 Sq. Ft., 11”, Blue, AC4150BLCA

    A small air purifier (marketed for kids) started to burn in a child’s room. We were able to unplug the purifier before it caught fully caught on fire. No injuries occurred. The purifier was being used I accordance with the instructions, including a filter that had been changed in the last six months.

    Model
    AC4150BLCA
    Bought from
    Amazon
    Bought
    Aug 16, 2023
    Where
    Texas: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 2, Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand GermGuardian, made or sold by LASKO PRODUCTS INC.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    No Incident, No Injury
  2. No incident, no one hurt

    Made Apr 9, 2022, sent to the company Apr 12, 2022, published by CPSC Apr 26, 2022

    The product, in the report: The product is a Germguardian Air Purifier sold by Amazon.com

    The control board in the air purifier caught fire. Local fire departments responded. The air purifier was taken apart and the scorched control board was found.

    Model
    AC4825E
    UPC
    Unknown
    Serial number
    N/A
    Bought from
    Amazon.com
    Bought
    Jul 14, 2017
    Where
    Parma Heights, Ohio: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 2, Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Germguardian, made or sold by Guardian Technologies LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    No Incident, No Injury
  3. No one hurt

    Made Aug 24, 2018, sent to the company Sep 6, 2018, published by CPSC Sep 20, 2018

    The product, in the report: GermGuardian AC4825 22” 3-in-1 Full Room Air Purifier, HEPA Filter, UVC Sanitizer

    GermGuardian AC4825 22” 3-in-1 Full Room Air Purifier, HEPA Filter, UVC Sanitizer - Main circuit board caught fire and partially melted.

    Model
    AC4825E
    Serial number
    151019308
    Bought from
    Amazon.com
    Bought
    Jan 11, 2016
    Where
    Kennesaw, Georgia: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unknown
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand GermGuardian, made or sold by Guardian Technologies LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

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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