By Jon Styf  |  January 3, 2024

Category: Household
Product photo of recalled steam iron by SteamFast, representing the Vornado class action lawsuit.
(Photo Credit: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)

Vornado class action overview: 

  • Who: Vornado is facing a class action lawsuit claiming that its Steamfast Home and Away Travel Steam Irons do not operate as promised.
  • Why: Vornado is accused of selling products that are faulty and lead to fires, a breach of its duties and warranties.
  • Where: The Vornado lawsuit was filed in federal court in South Carolina.

Vornado is facing a class action lawsuit claiming it sold faulty Steamfast Home and Away Travel Steam Irons, which is a breach of its duties and warranties.

The issues with the steam irons led to an initial recall of 275,000 irons and then a recently expanded recall to 1.75 million irons due to a fire and hazard from the cord when it is damaged near the bushing.

While the recall has attempted to resolve the issues, plaintiff Vera McKelley claims the company did not inform her of the recall; instead she found it referenced on social media. The Vornado steam irons recall has led to 74 iron incidents, including 18 additional reports of the power cord smoking, sparking, catching fire or overheating, the Vornado recall says.

“Assuming that the recall was effective and offered a true resolution, plaintiff is still burdened with an iron that has been devalued by defendant’s actions because the value of an Iron with a known and dangerous defect is worth much less than an Iron with a properly working and safe electrical cord,” the Vornado lawsuit says.

Vornado violated implied warranty by failing to make irons safe to operate, class action claims

A nationwide class and a South Carolina subclass are being pursued in the Vornado class action involving those who purchased the Vornado steam irons between January 2009 to September 2023.

Vornado violated the implied warranty for the irons because they should be safe to operate under normal uses and instead can lead to injuries or property damage for customers, the Vornado lawsuit claims.

“Plaintiff suffered injury in that she purchased an iron that is worthless,” the Vornado class action says. “For all intents and purposes, plaintiff’s iron is now a notoriously unsafe iron known for dangerously defective power cords.”

Do you own a Steamfast Travel Home and Away Steam Iron? Let us know in the comments.

The plaintiff is represented by Paul J. Doolittle and Blake G. Abbott of Poulin Willey Anastopoulo LLC.

The Vornado class action lawsuit is McKelley v. Vornado Air LLC, Case No. 4:23-cv-06981-RBH, in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina Florence Division.


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4 thoughts onVornado class action alleges recalled steam irons pose fire, burn risks

  1. J Woodruff says:

    I own this. Add me.

  2. Kimberly A Young-Garrett says:

    Add me please, I own one of these.

  3. Tina James says:

    Add me please

  4. Denise Suarez says:

    PLEASE ADD ME, I own one of these and I also purchased warranty

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