About 3.6 million hoses have been recalled due to an exploding risk that can temporarily impair hearing.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of HydroTech 5/8-inch Expandable Burst-Proof Hoses on Thursday. The hoses were manufactured in Cambodia, China and Vietnam and imported by Ohio-based Winston Products.
They were sold at Ace Hardware, Amazon, Do It Best, Home Depot, Target, Walmart and other stores nationwide and online from January 2021 through April for between $20 and $136.
The recalled hoses can burst, posing an impact hazard and a risk of temporarily impaired hearing.
There have been at least 222 reports of the hoses bursting, resulting in at least 29 injuries, including one bone bruise, two sprains and five reports of temporarily impaired hearing from the sound of the hose bursting.
The hoses were sold in lengths of 25, 50, 60, 75, 100 and 200 feet in various colors. Date code markings are located on the end of the hose that attaches to the spigot, visible when the black rubber washer is removed.
Hoses with no markings or a marking ending in -211, -212, -213, -214, -221, -222, -223, -224, -231, -232, -233, -234, -241, -242 or -243 are included in this recall.
On some hose packages, the manufacture date is listed in the month-year format. For example, 0824 is August 2024 and is included in this recall.
Anyone with impacted hoses can return them to the place of purchase for a refund.
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