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HotHands 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

Kobayashi Consumer Products, LLC, of Dalton, Georgia, is recalling HotHands® 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 77,000 units sold in the United States and about 72 sold in Canada. The hand warmers were made in China.

The recalled hand warmers are white with orange, sold in packs of two that can be magnetically joined and include a charging cable. They have a USB-C port for charging the built-in lithium-ion batteries, adjustable-heat, LED indicator lights on the hard plastic shell, and a silicone lanyard.

The model number and batch number are on the underside, and the white HotHands logo is on the top and packaging. They were sold at Bass Pro Shops, Meijer, Target, The Home Depot, and other stores nationwide and online, including Amazon.com, from July 2025 through August 2026 for between $30 and $40.

Consumers should stop using the recalled hand warmers immediately and contact Kobayashi for a full refund. They will be asked to destroy the product by writing “Recalled” and the claim number on it, submit a photo showing the marked hand warmer, the product’s model number, and the four-digit batch number, and then dispose of the product with the lithium-ion battery in accordance with applicable local and state hazardous waste regulations.

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What to do

If yours is listed below:

  1. Stop using the recalled hand warmers immediately and contact Kobayashi for a full refund.
  2. You will be asked to go to hothands.com/recall-notice-rechargeable (opens in a new tab) and follow the instructions to obtain a claim number.
  3. You will also be asked to destroy the product by writing in permanent marker “Recalled” and the claim number on the product, and to submit a photo showing the marked hand warmer, the product’s model number, and the four-digit batch number.
  4. Then dispose of the recalled product with the lithium-ion battery, in accordance with applicable local and state hazardous waste regulations.

What you get Refund

Call the company 866-534-9986

Full text from CPSC

Consumers should stop using the recalled hand warmers immediately and contact Kobayashi for a full refund. Consumers will be asked to go to hothands.com/recall-notice-rechargeable (opens in a new tab) and follow the instructions to obtain a claim number. Consumers will also be asked to destroy the product by writing in permanent marker “Recalled” and the claim number on the product, and to submit a photo showing the marked hand warmer, the product’s model number, and the four-digit batch number. 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. HotHands Rechargeable Hand Warmers

    Model number
    • H163650

Product description from CPSC

This recall involves Kobayashi’s HotHands-branded rechargeable hand warmers. The white with orange 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. Model number “H163650” and the batch number are on the hand warmer’s underside, and the white HotHands logo is on the top and on the product packaging.

Only electric rechargeable hand warmers with the white HotHands logo are included in this recall.

Recall details

Recalled
Sold in

Sold at Bass Pro Shops, Meijer, Target and The Home Depot.

Online at other stores nationwide and online, including Amazon.com.

From Jul 2025 to Aug 2026.

Price: between $30 and $40.

Company
Kobayashi Consumer Products, LLCChina
Hazard
Fire hazard
Recall number
27-011
Units affected
About 77,000 (In addition, about 72 were sold in Canada)
Reported incidents
None
Contact
Kobayashi at 866-534-9986 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, by email at Kobayashi5236@sedgwick.com, or online at https://hothands.com/recall-notice-rechargeable or https://hothands.com and click on “PRODUCT RECALLS” at the top of the page for more information.
Made in
China
Distributed by
Kobayashi Consumer Products, LLC, of Dalton, Georgia

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)