Vornado Small Room Tower Heaters
Vornado is recalling SRTH small room tower heaters due to a fire hazard caused by fan blades detaching and the unit overheating.
Immediately stop using the recalled heaters and contact Vornado Air for a full refund or a free replacement unit.
Recall at a glance
- Units affected
- About 255,000 (In addition, about eight were sold in Canada)
- Reported incidents
- Vornado has received 32 reports of overheating from fan displacement, including eight reports of fire and one report of smoke inhalation.
- Contact
- Vornado toll-free at 844-205-7978 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or online at recalls.vornado.com and click on "SRTH Small Room Tower Heater Recall" or www.vornado.com and click on "Product Recalls" in the upper right corner of the webpage for more information.
Why it was recalled
Vornado is recalling SRTH small room tower heaters because the fan blade can detach from the motor shaft, causing the unit to overheat and melt. This failure can lead to internal parts igniting and breaching the enclosure, posing a fire hazard. The affected model is TYPE SRTH, sold nationwide.
Is mine affected?
Check the model number and date code on the product or its label. Yours is affected if it matches one below.
Vornado Small Room Tower Heater
- Model
- TYPE SRTH
Where it was sold
Stores nationwide, including Kohl's, Bed Bath & Beyond and ACE Hardware, and online at Vornado.com and Amazon.com from August 2013 through May 2026 for between $40 and $50.
Distributed nationwide.
Timeline
- Announced by CPSC
- Listed on Recall Canary
- Summary updated
Official source
Sources
Related regulator recall(s)
Editorial summary by Recall Canary · summary updated 2026-06-12 · primary source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission