Best Buy is recalling its Insignia air fryers after dozens of reports of the appliances catching fire, burning, or melting.
The recall includes about 772,000 Insignia Digital Air Fryers, Analog Air Fryers, and Digital Air Fryer ovens sold in the U.S. and Canada.
The air fryers and air fryer ovens have cooking chamber capacities ranging from approximately 3.4 to 10 quarts, and plastic or plastic and stainless-steel bodies in black and stainless-steel finishes.
Name of Product: Insignia Air Fryers and Air Fryer Ovens
Hazard: The air fryers and air fryer ovens can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards.
Remedy: Refund
Recall Date: April 21, 2022
Units: About 635,000 (In addition, 137,000 in Canada)
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled air fryers and air fryer ovens and return the product to Best Buy for a refund in the form of a credit for use at Best Buy stores or Bestbuy.com. Best Buy is contacting all known purchasers directly to arrange returns and providing pre-paid shipping boxes and labels and return instructions. Consumers will receive a credit of $50 or the amount on the purchase receipt if higher. Consumers do not need a purchase receipt to get the $50 credit.
Incidents/Injuries: Best Buy has received 68 reports from U.S. consumers and 36 reports from Canadian consumers of the air fryer or air fryer ovens catching fire, burning or melting. These include seven reports of minor property damage and two reports of injuries, including an injury to a child’s leg.
Sold At: Best Buy stores nationwide and online at www.bestbuy.com, www.eBay.com and www.google.com from November 2018 through February 2022 for between $30 and $150.
Manufactured In: China
Recall number: 22-125