More than 80,000 massage guns are being recalled in the United States and Canada over a possible fire and burn hazard, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced on Jan. 4.
The recalled “Therapist Select Percussion Personal Massagers” are manufactured in China and sold by Michigan-headquartered HoMedics.
They have a model number of HHP-715.
The recalled massage guns were sold at multiple stores nationwide including Macy’s, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Lowe’s, JCPenney, and The Home Depot, as well as online at Homedics.com, Macys.com, BJs.com, Lowes.com, HomeDepot.com, and Amazon.com from September 2020 through November 2023 for around $100.
Approximately 87,000 of the massage guns are being recalled in the United States and Canada, according to CPSC.
Officials said the items subject to the recall also come with a 120 volts AC, 60 hertz power cord.
Consumers will find “HoMedics” printed on the side of the barrel of the products, which are black with a handle, housing, and massage head attached to the end.
The recalled product also has four interchangeable massage heads, according to CPSC.
Reports of Overheating, Burns
“The manufacturing date is represented by a date code found on a sticker on the underside of the product’s barrel. Date codes are a 4-digit number WWYY where WW is the sequential week of the year and YY is the last two digits of the manufacturing year,” CPSC said. “Only products with a YY of 20, 21, or 22 are subject to this recall.”Homedics has so far received 17 reports of the massage guns overheating, including one report of a consumer suffering a burn to their thumb.
“Consumers should immediately stop using or charging the recalled massagers and contact Homedics” for instructions on how to receive a refund, the CPSC said.
HoMedics is offering a full refund or a full refund plus 20 percent credit toward any HoMedics product.
Other Massage Gun Recalls
In that instance, the CPSC warned the lithium-ion battery system used in the massaging tool could overheat, potentially burning the user. Massimo said they had received three reports of fires with the recalled massage guns that resulted in over $15,000 in property damage.No injuries were reported from the issue, however.
The couple, Jameson Skillings and his wife, Tiffany, said they were at home when the fire began while the massager was on charge. Their 8-year-old son was asleep beside them.
“We heard a very loud explosion like somebody had kicked in our door, so my wife thought someone had broken in,” Mr. Skillings said. “There was a fire spreading on our carpet and there were still hot embers of the lithium battery raining down on me, and on the bed, and our electronics right nearby.”
“If we weren’t home, it could have burned down the entire building,” Mr. Skillings added.
A year prior in July 2022, a hand-held percussion massager with a lithium-ion battery was believed to have exploded in one unit of a duplex in Edwards, Colorado, resulting in a fire.
An occupant of the duplex was subsequently transported to the hospital for “treatment of burns to the hands,” officials said.
At the time, the local fire department said they had seen a rise in similar incidents, specifically “lithium-ion batteries having thermal runaway when charging,” both locally and across the country.
The Epoch Times has contacted HoMedics for further comment.
