About 9,460 Hampton Bay Halwin 52-inch ceiling fans sold exclusively at Home Depot are being recalled after the manufacturer received 11 reports of fan blades separating from the motor flywheel mid-spin, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s recall notice. No injuries have been reported yet, but the agency says a detached blade flying across a room poses a real impact and injury hazard to anyone underneath.
Key Points
- The recall covers Hampton Bay Halwin 52-inch ceiling fans in matte black (model AK396H-MBK) and brushed nickel (model AK396H-BN), manufactured by Youngo Limited, according to CPSC.
- The hazard: fan blades can separate from the motor flywheel while the fan is running, sending them flying across the room.
- Youngo Limited has logged 11 incidents of blades breaking or separating; zero injuries reported so far.
- The fans sold for about $180 at Home Depot stores nationwide and online from January 2023 through October 2025.
- The flywheel is the part that connects the motor to the blade arms, so when it fails, an entire blade can detach at full spin speed rather than simply loosening or wobbling.
What’s Included
- Hampton Bay Halwin 52-inch ceiling fans, model AK396H-MBK (matte black finish)
- Hampton Bay Halwin 52-inch ceiling fans, model AK396H-BN (brushed nickel finish)
- UPC 840059614922 or 840059615370, printed on the box or product label
- Sold only at Home Depot stores and homedepot.com
What Consumers Should Do
- Stop using the fan immediately and shut off power to it at the breaker until it’s returned or repaired.
- Check the model number and UPC against the list above, printed on the fan’s box or the mounting canopy near the ceiling.
- Return the fan to any Home Depot store for a refund to your original payment method or a store gift card.
- Or contact Youngo directly at 877-902-5588 (9 a.m.-5 p.m. PT, Monday-Friday) or [email protected] with a photo of your proof of purchase and the fan’s serial number to arrange an ACH refund or gift card.
- Visit tal-usa.com/halwin-recall for full instructions, including proof-of-disposal requirements.
The recall applies whether or not your specific fan has shown any problems, since the CPSC’s concern is with a structural weak point in how the blades attach to the flywheel, not damage from a specific incident. Because these fans were sold for nearly three years, plenty of households may have one installed in a bedroom, living room, or kitchen without realizing it is on the affected list.
This is one of several recalls the CPSC announced in mid-August, alongside a separate recall of 250,000 mini fridges for a fire hazard — a reminder that even routine home fixtures installed years ago are worth double-checking against active recall lists before another season of heavy use. Ceiling fans in particular are easy to forget about once they are mounted and running, which is exactly why the agency is asking owners to check the model number now rather than waiting for something to go wrong.
