Aterian Recalls PurSteam Elite Travel Steamers and Mighty Lil Steamers Due to Risk of Serious Burn Injury
CPSC · February 5, 2026
- Aterian Recalls PurSteam Elite Travel Steamers and Mighty Lil Steamers Due to Risk of Serious Burn Injury — CPSC recall announced .
- Hazard: The steamers can expel hot water from the steam nozzle during use, posing a serious burn hazard to consumers..
- Units affected: About 75,400 PurSteam Elite Travel Steamers and about 119,000 PurSteam Mighty Lil Steamers.
- Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled steamers and visit recall.pursteam.com to submit a Recall Request.….
- Details as of ; the linked official notice is authoritative for lot codes, VINs, and remedies.
- Agency
- CPSC
- Posted
- Status
- Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled…
- Source ID
- 26250
Description
This recall involves PurSteam Elite Travel Steamers and PurSteam Mighty Lil Steamers purchased after December 2020 or with one of the following date codes: 2310, 2308, 2305, 2304, 2303, 2212, 2211, 2210, 2203, 2112, 2111, 2110, 0221, 1019, and 4619. The PurSteam Elite Travel Steamer is white with a triangular-shaped opening for the steam vents. The "PurSteam" logo is printed below a wave-shaped water reservoir window, and "Model: PS-510" is printed on a label on the bottom of the product. The PurSteam Mighty Lil Steamer is white with an oblong-shaped opening for the steam vents. The "PurSteam" logo is printed below the water reservoir window, and "Model: PS 550" is printed on a label on the bottom of the product. On both steamer models, the manufacture date (date code) is located on a label on the bottom of the product in YYMM format.
- Products
- PurSteam Mighty Lil Steamers and PurSteam Elite Travel Steamers
- Sold at
- Online at Pursteam.com, Amazon.com and Walmart.com from December 2020 through April 2025 for between about $15 and $35 for the PurSteam Elite Travel Steamer model PS-510, and from December 2020…
- Incidents
- Between December 2020 and 2024, there were 80 reports of hot water being expelled from the PurSteam Elite Travel Steamer model PS-510, including 14 reports of burn injuries. Between December 2020 and…
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