The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall on October 29, 2026 of about 338,800 DREO space heaters, model DR-HSH015, after the company received 17 reports of the heaters igniting. Three of those reports involved property damage and one involved a burn injury to a hand. Another 36,300 units were sold in Canada. The CPSC says the heaters can overheat and catch fire.

The recall, number 27-054, arrives as millions of households switch on portable heat for the season, and it follows a June recall of about 255,000 Vornado tower heaters.

Which heaters are covered

The recalled heaters are black ceramic electric units, about 11.5 inches wide and 13 inches tall, sold with a remote control, with DREO printed on the front. Only heaters manufactured from April 2025 through January 2026 are included. The model number and the manufacture date, printed in year and month format, are on a label on the underside of the heater.

They were sold at Costco stores nationwide and online at Dreo.com, BestBuy.com, Kohls.com, Lowes.com, QVC.com, HomeDepot.com, B2BRenew.com and Costco.com from September 2025 through October 2026, for $70 to $110. The importer is Hesung Innovation Corp, doing business as DREO, of Clifton, New Jersey, and the heaters were made in Vietnam.

The remedy

The CPSC says owners should stop using the heaters immediately and contact DREO for a free replacement. The company asks owners to unplug the heater, cut its electrical cord and send a photo of the destroyed unit as instructed. DREO can be reached toll-free at 833-820-0887 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern, Monday through Friday, by email at spaceheater@realtimeresults.net, or online at dreo.com under Product Recalls or at recallrtr.com/spaceheater.

The Vornado recall from June

On June 4, 2026, the CPSC announced a recall of about 255,000 Vornado SRTH Small Room Tower Heaters, recall number 26-532. On those heaters, the fan blade can detach from the motor shaft, so the fan slows or stops and the heater overheats; if the thermal cutoff or fuse does not act in time, melted parts can ignite and breach the case. Vornado had 32 reports of overheating, including eight fires and one report of smoke inhalation. The heaters are black and white, about 12.5 inches high and 6 inches across, with TYPE SRTH on a silver rating label on the bottom. They were sold from August 2013 through May 2026 for $40 to $50 at stores including Kohl's, Bed Bath & Beyond and ACE Hardware and online at Vornado.com and Amazon.com. The remedy is a full refund, through Vornado at 844-205-7978 or recalls.vornado.com.

What the CPSC counts each winter

In its winter safety release of January 2026, the CPSC estimated that portable heaters were involved in about 1,600 fires a year from 2020 through 2022, with about 70 deaths and 150 injuries a year. Fireplaces and chimneys were involved in about 15,400 fires a year over the same period, with about 30 deaths and 90 injuries a year. The agency also counted about 750 deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning associated with portable generators from 2012 through 2022.

The agency's guidance for heaters and alarms

The CPSC's guidance for space heaters is to keep them at least 3 feet from drapes, furniture, bedding and anything else that can burn, to plug them directly into a wall outlet rather than an extension cord or power strip, and to turn them off before sleeping. Fuel-burning portable heaters should be turned off and allowed to cool before refueling.

For alarms, the agency calls for carbon monoxide alarms on every level of the home and outside sleeping areas, battery-operated or with battery backup, and interconnected where possible, and for smoke alarms on every level and inside each bedroom. It says to test alarms monthly and replace batteries at least once a year, unless the alarm has a sealed 10-year battery. Portable generators belong outdoors only, at least 20 feet from the home with the exhaust pointed away, and never inside a home, basement, shed or garage. The CPSC also calls for a professional inspection of furnaces, fireplaces, chimneys and other fuel-burning heating equipment every year.

Any heater, alarm or generator in the house can be checked against the CPSC's searchable list at cpsc.gov/recalls, which gives each product's model numbers, dates and remedy.

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