If a small space heater is keeping your toes warm this week, take a minute to look at the label on the back. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of DREO DR-HSH015 space heaters after 17 reports that the units ignited.
The fix comes with a twist that surprises people. Owners are told to cut the power cord and send in a photo as proof, and only then do they get a free replacement.
Costco Shoppers Are Not The Only Ones Holding The Recalled Heater
The recall was announced on October 29, 2026, and it covers about 338,800 units in the United States and about 36,300 in Canada. That is a lot of heaters sitting in bedrooms, basements and home offices right as the weather turns cold.
The heaters were sold at Costco and through other retailers and online. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, they went for between $70 and $110 from September 2025 through October 2026. The specific model is DR-HSH015, and the units in question were manufactured from April 2025 through January 2026.
You can read the agency’s heater recall listings on its electric heaters page, which is where the official notice lives.
Seventeen Reports Of Fire, Three Cases Of Property Damage, One Burned Hand
Here is what the agency reports so far. There have been 17 reports of the heaters igniting. Three of those involved property damage, and one person suffered a burn to the hand.
Nobody wants to be the next number on that list. A heater is one of the few appliances that people run for hours at a time, often while they are asleep or out of the room, so a unit that can ignite deserves a hard stop rather than a wait-and-see attitude.
Space heaters in general are a known winter hazard. Fire safety groups have long advised plugging them straight into a wall outlet, keeping them away from bedding and curtains, and never leaving them running unattended. A recalled unit adds a defect on top of those everyday risks.
Why You Must Cut The Cord Instead Of Donating It
Many of us have a habit that serves us well in most cases. When something we own has a problem, we hand it down, list it online or drop it at the thrift store, so it does not go to waste.
Not this time. The remedy for this recall is to cut the power cord and send a photo as proof, and then a free replacement is sent to you. Cutting the cord is the whole point, because it makes the heater impossible to plug in again.
That also tells you what to do with the old unit. Never hand it to a neighbor, never set it out at a yard sale and do not post it on a resale site. A recalled heater that gets passed along is a fire hazard that simply moves to somebody else’s house.
Your Quick Check Before You Plug It In Again
Start by unplugging the heater if it is running. Let it cool, then turn it around and look for the model number on the label. If it reads DR-HSH015, you have one of the recalled units.
If you bought it as a gift or cannot find the label, check the original box, your order confirmation or your Costco membership purchase history. Any of those will usually show the model.
Take a clear photo of the heater with the cord cut, and keep your receipt or order number handy. Then follow the steps in the official recall notice to request the replacement.
Keep The Room Warm Safely In The Meantime
Stopping use of the heater does not have to mean a freezing house. A few simple moves help while you wait on the replacement.
– Wear an extra layer and use a throw blanket in the room where you spend the most time. – Close doors and use a draft stopper at the bottom of exterior doors to hold in the warmth you already have. – If you borrow another heater, plug it directly into the wall, never an extension cord or power strip. – Keep at least three feet of open space around any heater, away from furniture, paper and fabric. – Make sure the smoke alarm near that room works. Press the test button today.
Clutter Is Safer When It Is Not Plugged In
This is a good moment to look at the rest of your seasonal gear. Heaters, space fans and old holiday lights often get pulled out of a closet or garage once a year and plugged in without a second thought.
If something has a frayed cord, a cracked plug or a smell of burning when it warms up, it should not go back on your outlet. Check any recall notices that apply, and let go of items that are no longer safe to use.
One more tip for the future is to register new appliances with the maker when you buy them, or at least save the model number somewhere handy. When a recall like this one is announced, a quick search of your own records beats crawling behind a dresser with a flashlight.
The bottom line is simple. If your heater is a DREO DR-HSH015, unplug it, cut the cord, send the photo and claim the free replacement. If it is any other model, you are fine to keep warm, but the habits above are worth following every winter.
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