Image: Insignia / U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Over 180,000 Insignia air fryers and air fryer ovens sold at Best Buy are being recalled, according to an announcement Thursday from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The agency has received dozens of reports of the ovens overheating, causing the handles to melt or break, and glass in the unit to shatter. At least six units caught fire.
The air fryers, which were made in China, were sold in the U.S. and Canada between November 2021 and November 2023 selling for between $32 and $180, according to the USPSC. Aside from Best Buy brick-and-mortar stores, the air fryers were sold online at BestBuy.com, eBay, and third-party sellers.
“Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Insignia air fryers and air fryer ovens and visit recallrtr.com/airfryer for instructions on how to submit photos of the recalled unit(s), the model number, purchase receipt, and on the destruction of the unit,” the USPSC said in a statement Thursday.
“Consumers
can
receive
a
refund
in
the
form
of
a
refund
check
or
a
Best
Buy
store
credit.
A
consumer
will
receive
the
amount
on
the
purchase
receipt,
or
they
will
receive
the
average
sales
price
for
the
model
if
no
receipt
is
provided,”
the
statement
continued.
The model numbers being recalled include:
NS-AF34D2 NS-AF5DSS2 NS-AF5MSS2 NS-AF8DBD2 NS-AF10DBK2 NS-AF10DSS2
And
if
you’re
experiencing
deja
vu
right
now,
you’re
not
imagining
it.
A
nearly
identical
recall
of
Insignia
air
fryers
and
air
fryer
ovens
happened
in
2022
when
over
600,000
units
were
deemed
unsafe.
It
was
the
exact
same
problem,
with
units
overheating
and
even
some
injuries
along
with
property
damage.
The USPSC urges consumers not to return the air fryers and air fryer ovens to Best Buy stores, noting that the retail chain “has contacted all known purchasers directly.” However, it’s not clear what that means. While Best Buy obviously has the ability to reach out to consumers through various contact information provided to the store, these kinds of messages—whether they’re phone calls or emails—can get lost in the shuffle pretty easily.
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