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Gobi Heat Rechargeable Hand Warmers

The lithium-ion battery and electrical components in the hand warmers can overheat and ignite, posing a risk of serious injury from fire and burn hazards.

Summary by Recall Canary from the CPSC notice

What happened

Gobi Heat, of Severance, Colorado, is recalling its Gobi Heat Rechargeable Hand Warmers because the lithium-ion battery and electrical components can overheat and ignite, posing a risk of serious injury from fire and burn hazards. The recall involves about 5,500 units in the United States and about 47 in Canada. No incidents have been reported. The hand warmers were sold online at GobiHeat.com from October 2024 through August 2026 for between $20 and $40.

The recalled hand warmers are black with gray, sold in packs of two that can be magnetically joined and include a charging cable. They have a USB-C port, LED indicator lights on a hard plastic shell, and a silicone lanyard. “Gobi Heat” is printed on the top and packaging, with model number “UT3053” on the underside. The product was made in China.

Consumers should stop using the recalled hand warmers immediately and contact Gobi Heat for a full refund or store credit equal to the full refund plus 20% of that amount. Consumers should then dispose of the product with the lithium-ion battery in accordance with local and state hazardous waste regulations, and not throw it in the trash or general recycling.

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What to do

If yours is listed below:

  1. Stop using the recalled hand warmers immediately and contact Gobi Heat for a full refund or store credit, equal to full refund of the purchase price plus 20% of that amount.
  2. You will be asked to go to gobiheat.com/pages/handwarmer-recall (opens in a new tab) to obtain a claim number and instructions to destroy the hand warmers by writing in permanent marker "Recalled" on the product and send a photo, showing the marked hand warmer and the product's model, to recall@gobiheat.com.
  3. Then dispose of the recalled product with the lithium-ion battery, in accordance with applicable local and state hazardous waste regulations.
  4. Note: Do not throw this recalled lithium-ion battery or device in the trash, the general recycling stream (e.g., street-level or curbside recycling bins), or used battery recycling boxes found at various retail and home improvement stores. Recalled lithium-ion batteries must be disposed of differently than other batteries, because they present a greater risk of fire. Your municipal household hazardous waste (HHW) collection center may accept this recalled lithium-ion battery or device for disposal. Before taking your battery or device to a HHW collection center, contact that office ahead of time and ask whether it accepts recalled lithium-ion batteries. If it does not, contact your municipality for further guidance.

What you get Refund

Call Gobi Heat 888-462-4743

Full text from CPSC

Consumers should stop using the recalled hand warmers immediately and contact Gobi Heat for a full refund or store credit, equal to full refund of the purchase price plus 20% of that amount. Consumers will be asked to go to gobiheat.com/pages/handwarmer-recall (opens in a new tab) to obtain a claim number and instructions to destroy the hand warmers by writing in permanent marker "Recalled" on the product and send a photo, showing the marked hand warmer and the product's model, to recall@gobiheat.com. Consumers should then dispose of the recalled product with the lithium-ion battery, in accordance with applicable local and state hazardous waste regulations. Note: Do not throw this recalled lithium-ion battery or device in the trash, the general recycling stream (e.g., street-level or curbside recycling bins), or used battery recycling boxes found at various retail and home improvement stores. Recalled lithium-ion batteries must be disposed of differently than other batteries, because they present a greater risk of fire. Your municipal household hazardous waste (HHW) collection center may accept this recalled lithium-ion battery or device for disposal. Before taking your battery or device to a HHW collection center, contact that office ahead of time and ask whether it accepts recalled lithium-ion batteries. If it does not, contact your municipality for further guidance.

Is yours affected?

Compare these details with your product, then check the CPSC notice for which ones are recalled.

  1. Gobi Heat Rechargeable Hand Warmers

    Model number
    • UT3053

Product description from CPSC

This recall involves Gobi Heat-branded rechargeable hand warmers. The black with gray hand warmers were sold in packs of two warmers that can be magnetically joined together and include a charging cable. The hand warmers have a USB-C port to charge the built-in lithium-ion batteries in each unit. The adjustable-heat hand warmers have LED indicator lights on the hard plastic shell and come with a silicone lanyard. “Gobi Heat” is printed on the top of the hand warmers and on the product packaging, and model number “UT3053” on the underside.

Recall details

Recalled
Sold in

Sold online only, at GobiHeat.com.

From Oct 2024 to Aug 2026.

Price: between $20 and $40.

Seller
Gobi HeatChina
Hazard
Fire hazard
Recall number
27-009
Units affected
About 5,500 (In addition, about 47 were sold in Canada)
Reported incidents
None reported.
Contact
Gobi Heat at 888-462-4743 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at recall@gobiheat.com or online at https://gobiheat.com/pages/handwarmer-recall or www.gobiheat.com and click on “RECALL INFORMATION” at the top of the page for more information.
Made in
China
Distributed by
Dragon Gear Inc., dba Gobi Heat, of Severance, Colorado

Timeline

  1. Announced by CPSC · Listed on Recall Canary

  2. Summary updated

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Summary by Recall Canary, written with AI · summary updated Oct 5, 2026 · primary source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (opens in a new tab)