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Aterian Recalls PurSteam Elite Travel Steamers and Mighty Lil Steamers Due to Risk of Serious Burn Injury

Recall date
2026-02-05
Recall number
26250
Category
Other
Hazard type
Fire or burn

This recall involves PurSteam Elite Travel Steamers and PurSteam Mighty Lil Steamers purchased after December 2020 or with one of the following date codes: 2310, 2308, 2305, 2304, 2303, 2212, 2211, 2210, 2203, 2112, 2111, 2110, 0221, 1019, and 4619. The PurSteam Elite Travel Steamer is white with a triangular-shaped opening for the steam vents. The "PurSteam" logo is printed below a wave-shaped water reservoir window, and "Model: PS-510" is printed on a label on the bottom of the product. The PurSteam Mighty Lil Steamer is white with an oblong-shaped opening for the steam vents. The "PurSteam" logo is printed below the water reservoir window, and "Model: PS 550" is printed on a label on the bottom of the product. On both steamer models, the manufacture date (date code) is located on a label on the bottom of the product in YYMM format.

De onde vem o dado

Official CPSC recall page

Read the full notice, including photos and the consumer contact, on cpsc.gov. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, public domain data.

Cuidado

This is safety information, not advice

Only CPSC and the recalling firm can confirm whether your specific unit is affected. This page restructures their own published text; it does not add a verdict of its own.

O que fazer com isso

What to do if you own this product

Follow the remedy below, and use the official recall link above to contact the firm — not a search result or a third-party reseller.

What is the hazard with PurSteam Mighty Lil Steamers and PurSteam Elite Travel Steamers?

PurSteam Mighty Lil Steamers and PurSteam Elite Travel Steamers was announced earlier this year, in the "Other" category. The steamers can expel hot water from the steam nozzle during use, posing a serious burn hazard to consumers. That is the hazard as reported publicly by the firm and the regulator; it does not necessarily mean every unit has failed.

What should you do if you own this product?

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled steamers and visit recall.pursteam.com to submit a Recall Request. As part of the request process, consumers will be required to provide their contact information and then cut the steamer's cord and upload a photo of the steamer with its cut cord, in order to receive a full refund. Consumers should keep their steamer until receiving their refund, as some consumers may be asked to return their steamer to Aterian with a prepaid shipping mailer. Sold at: Online at Pursteam.com, Amazon.com and Walmart.com from December 2020 through April 2025 for between about $15 and $35 for the PurSteam Elite Travel Steamer model PS-510, and from December 2020 through January 2024 for between about $11 and $30 for the PurSteam Mighty Lil Steamer model PS-550.. If you bought it somewhere else, the remedy above still applies — contact the firm directly using the official recall page linked below.

How many units are affected?

About About 75,400 PurSteam Elite Travel Steamers and about 119,000 PurSteam Mighty Lil Steamers units of PurSteam Mighty Lil Steamers and PurSteam Elite Travel Steamers are covered by this recall, according to the official count reported by the firm to the regulator.

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Recall

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What the company offers to fix the problem: a refund, a free repair, a replacement product, or instructions to dispose of the item safely.

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Hazard

The specific way a product can hurt someone — for example choking, fire, electric shock or a fall — as described by the regulator or the manufacturer.

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Flammability

How easily a material catches fire and how fast it burns. Textiles, electronics and candles are recalled for flammability when they fail a mandatory flame-resistance test.

Fonte: CPSC Flammable Fabrics Act standards — U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

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