OCOOPA Direct is recalling roughly 1.5 million rechargeable hand warmers after their lithium-ion batteries were linked to overheating, fires, and one death. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall on July 30, 2026, citing 1,480 reports of overheating, 15 fires, and 350 burn injuries tied to the devices.
Key Points
- OCOOPA Direct, working with importer Shenzhen Street Cat Technology, is recalling about 1.5 million rechargeable hand warmers sold in the United States.
- The company has received 1,480 reports of the devices overheating, according to the CPSC recall notice.
- Fifteen of those incidents involved fires, and 350 people reported burn injuries.
- One death has been confirmed: an 83-year-old resident of San José, California, in a February 2026 incident involving one of the recalled warmers, per the CPSC.
What’s Affected
- Recalled models: UT3053, UT3056, ZLS-118, ZLS-118S, ZLS-118D, H01, and H01(PD), listed by the CPSC.
- Sold at Amazon.com, Walmart.com, Ocoopa.com, and Ocoopa.net between September 2018 and May 2026.
- Priced between $15 and $60 per unit, according to the recall listing.
What Homeowners Should Do
Anyone who owns one of the seven listed models should stop using and stop charging it right away, per the CPSC’s guidance. A degraded lithium-ion cell can overheat and ignite even while a device sits idle, not only while it’s plugged in, which is why the recall calls for discontinuing use entirely rather than just skipping the next charge.
The remedy laid out in the recall notice requires owners to mark their hand warmer with permanent marker, photograph it, and submit that proof through OCOOPA’s recall portal. In exchange, the company is providing a full refund, issued as either an OCOOPA gift card or a return of the original payment, according to the CPSC notice.
Recalled units shouldn’t go straight into household trash or a curbside battery bin. A damaged lithium-ion cell can short and ignite during collection or transport, so the marking and photo-documentation steps in the recall process should happen before disposal, not after.
Anyone unsure whether their unit is included should check the model number printed on the device itself against the seven names above; units sold under private labels through third-party Amazon sellers are still covered if the model number matches.
Rechargeable hand warmers are a fall and winter staple, and usage typically climbs as outdoor temperatures fall through the coming months. That seasonal surge in charging and pocket use is exactly the pattern that makes an aging or defective lithium-ion battery most likely to fail, which puts this recall directly ahead of the stretch of the year when these devices see the heaviest use.
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