Rechargeable hand warmers under recall for fire, burn hazard
The Kobayashi’s HotHands-branded rechargeable hand warmers were sold at stores that included Target, the Home Depot, Meijer and Bass Pro Shops, among others, as well as online at Amazon.com, from July 2025 through August 2026, the CPSC’s website stat
Rechargeable hand warmers sold nationwide at stores and online are being recalled because of a risk that they can overheat, catch fire and cause burns, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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The Kobayashi’s HotHands-branded rechargeable hand warmers were sold at stores that included Target, the Home Depot, Meijer and Bass Pro Shops, among others, as well as online at Amazon.com, from July 2025 through August 2026, the CPSC’s website states.
No injuries have been reported from the use of the units. The agency estimated that approximately 77,000 were sold in the U.S. and another 72 were sold in Canada.
The white and orange warmers sold for between $30 and $40, and came in packs of two that can be magnetically joined together. The packs included a charging cable and have a USB-C port to charge the built-in lithium-ion batteries.
The Kobayashi’s HotHands-branded rechargeable hand warmers are white and orange and have the model number and batch number on the back side of the unit. (Photo: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
They feature LED indicator lights on the hard plastic shell and a silicone lanyard.
The units under recall show model number "H163650" and the batch number are on the hand warmer’s underside, and the white HotHands logo is on the top and on the product packaging.
Only electric rechargeable hand warmers with the white HotHands logo are included in this recall, the CPSC said.
What You Should Do:
Anyone who has one of the units should stop using it immediately and contact Kobayashi for a full refund by calling 866-534-9986 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, or via email at Kobayashi5236@sedgwick.com. They can also go online to https://hothands.com/recall-notice-rechargeable or https://hothands.com and click on "product recalls" at the top of the page for more information.
Customers will be asked to go to the company’s website to obtain a claim number.
The CPSC site states customers will be asked to destroy the product by writing "Recalled" and the recall claim number in permanent marker on the unit, then submit a photo showing the marked hand warmer, the product’s model number and the four-digit batch number.
Customers should then dispose of the recalled product with the lithium-ion battery in accordance with applicable local and state hazardous waste regulations.
The CPSC says you should not throw the recalled lithium-ion battery or device in the trash, the general recycling stream — like street-level or curbside recycling bins — or used battery recycling boxes found at various retail and home improvement stores.
Lithium-ion batteries under the recall must be disposed of differently than other batteries because they present a greater fire risk.
The Source: Information from this story came from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This story was reported from Orlando.