"Alert: Best Buy Recalls Air Fryers! Protect Yourself from Fire, Burns, and Lacerations"

Retailer has received dozens of complaints of the air fryers overheating, melting or shattering, including six that caught fire.

"Alert: Best Buy Recalls Air Fryers! Protect Yourself from Fire, Burns, and Lacerations"
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14 Mar 2024, 06:19 PM
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The recall involves Insignia Chinese-made Air Fryers and Insignia Air Fryer Ovens sold at Best Buy stores nationwide and online from November 2021 through November 2023 for between $32 and $180, the Richfield, Minn.-based retailer said on Thursday in a notice posted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The products being recalled are Insignia Air Fryers and Insignia Air Fryer Ovens with one of the following model numbers on their underside: NS-AF34D2, NS-AF5DSS2, NS-AF5MSS2, NS-AF8DBD2, NS-AF10DBK2 and NS-AF10DSS2. The units' cooking chamber capacities range from about 3.4 to 10 quarts.

Consumers with the recalled air fryers and air fryer ovens should stop using them and visit https://www.recallrtr.com/airfryer for instructions on how to apply for a refund in the form of a check or store credit.

Do not return the recalled air fryers or air fryer ovens to Best Buy stores, as the company has already contacted all known purchasers directly.

Approximately 187,400 of the fryers were sold in the U.S. and around 99,900 were sold in Canada.