2M air fryers recalled

Hundreds of reports of overheating, catching fire

Air fryers sold at Target, Best Buy, Amazon and other retailers were recalled by the manufacturer after it received hundreds of reports of the fryer overheating or catching fire, according to the U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Cosori said about 2 million of its air fryers in the United States were affected by the recall. An additional 271,000 units were sold in Canada and Mexico, the CPSC said.

The recalled units have a defect that can cause a wire connection to overheat and ignite a fire, according to the CPSC.

Cosori advised owners to stop using the product and register for a free replacement at its website.

The company said it had received 205 reports of the air fryer catching fire or otherwise overheating. Ten of those reports involved minor burn injuries, and 23 involved property damage, the CPSC said.

According to the CPSC, the following model numbers, which can be found on the product’s label, are under recall: CP158- AF

CP158- AF- R19

CP158- AF- RXW

CP158- AF- RXR

CAF- P581- BUSR

CAF- P581- AUSR

CAF- P581- RUSR

CP137- AF

CP137- AF- RXB

CP137- AF- RXR

CP137- AF- RXW

CS158- AF

CS158- AF- RXB

CS158- AF- R19

CAF- P581S- BUSR

CAF- P581S- RUSR

CAF- P581S- AUSR

CO137- AF CO158- AF CO158- AF- RXB CP258- AF

Cosori air fryers sold at Amazon, Target

The unit sizes are 3.7 and 5.8 quarts and come in black, blue, gray, red and white, the CPSC said.

The fryers were sold at the following brick and mortar and online retailers from June 2018 to December 2022, according to the CPSC:

Brick and mortar Best Buy Target The Home Depot

Online

Amazon. com Adorama. com Bedbathandbeyond. com Cosori. com eBay. com Homegoods. com Kohls. com Lowes. com Macys. com

QVC. com Staples. com Vesync. com Walmart. com Wayfair. com Wellbots. com Woot. com

PROVIDED BY U. S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Cosori advised owners to stop using the recalled air fryer and register for a free replacement at its website.