The Recall Desk
SevereCPSC·26250·Announced 2026-02-05

Aterian Recalls PurSteam Travel and Mighty Lil Steamers for Serious Burn Hazard

Aterian is recalling approximately 194,400 PurSteam Elite Travel and Mighty Lil Steamers because they can expel hot water, causing serious burns. The company has documented 54 burn injury reports, including two second-degree burns.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is Severe (4) because 54 reported burn injuries, including two second-degree burns, have been documented from 472 total incident reports. Per the rubric, significant injury reports (rather than theoretical risk alone) warrant a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Aterian, Inc. is recalling approximately 75,400 PurSteam Elite Travel Steamers (Model PS-510) and approximately 119,000 PurSteam Mighty Lil Steamers (Model PS-550). The recalled steamers can expel hot water from the steam nozzle during normal use, posing a serious burn hazard to consumers.

Between December 2020 and 2024, Aterian received 80 reports of hot water expulsion from the PS-510 model, including 14 reports of burn injuries. For the PS-550 model, Aterian received 392 reports of hot water expulsion, including 40 reports of burn injuries, two of which were documented as second-degree burns. Additional incident reports exist from before Aterian's acquisition of the PurSteam product line in December 2020.

The affected steamers were sold online at Pursteam.com, Amazon.com, and Walmart.com. The PS-510 was sold from December 2020 through April 2025 for between $15 and $35. The PS-550 was sold from December 2020 through January 2024 for between $11 and $30. The recall affects units with date codes 2310, 2308, 2305, 2304, 2303, 2212, 2211, 2210, 2203, 2112, 2111, 2110, 0221, 1019, and 4619, or purchased after December 2020.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled steamers. To receive a refund, customers must visit recall.pursteam.com and submit a recall request, providing contact information and a photo of the steamer with its cord cut. Some consumers may be asked to return their steamer with a prepaid shipping label. For assistance, contact Aterian at 833-910-6095 (9 a.m.–5 p.m. ET, Monday–Friday), [email protected], or recall.pursteam.com.

The recalled product

Product
PurSteam Mighty Lil Steamers and PurSteam Elite Travel Steamers
Manufacturer
Aterian, Inc., of Summit, New Jersey
Category
Consumer Product — Household Appliances
Hazard
  • burn-injury
  • hot-water-expulsion
Affected units
75,400

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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