Costco saunas that sold for up to $13,000 are recalled after 67 overheated

Sauna360 Inc., a Cokato, Minnesota company whose saunas are manufactured in China, is recalling about 41,580 infrared and hybrid infrared saunas in the United States because their heating panels can short circuit. The firm has received 67 reports of overheating, melting, charring or burning, and no injuries have been reported. Costco sold many of the cabins at prices between $6,000 and $13,000.

The recall, announced September 17, 2026 as a Fast Track action under number 26-784, reaches well past one retailer. Sales ran from May 2013 through July 2026, which makes the oldest recalled sauna more than thirteen years old, and the affected stock spans cabins sold under half a dozen brand names.

Panels that short circuit inside the cabin

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission notice, the infrared panels in the saunas and kits can short circuit, causing them to overheat and creating a risk of serious injury from fire and burn hazards. The notice lists the 67 reports as the firm’s own count. The summary groups the 67 reports under one heading of overheating, melting, charring or burning, with no split between flames and scorched or softened material. The panels are the heating source inside an enclosed cabin where people sit for long sessions, so the failure the notice describes happens in the room itself.

The remedy is a repair, not a refund. The notice says owners must stop using the saunas and have a professional installer carry out a free in-home repair. Trade publication Sauna News reported that the repair consists of new circuit boards plus a fuse for each panel, installed by authorized technicians, and that no repair timeline has been made public.

The money involved is large. If every one of the 41,580 American units sold within the stated $6,000 to $13,000 range, their retail value would fall between roughly $250 million and $540 million, though the recall includes lower-priced kits and the notice gives no breakdown. Every one of those cabins needs a visit from a professional installer, and Sauna News notes that no repair schedule has been published so far.

Finnleo, Tylo, Helo and the other labels covered

The scope is wide because Sauna360 owns or supplies many labels. The recall names Finnleo (IS Series, S Series and Sentinel models), Tylo (IG Series and Kiruna), Radiant Health (Elite and Pause series), Sauna360’s own E Series, and Saunatec and Helo cabins, along with Tylohelo models. Custom and semi-custom infrared kits built with Saunalogic, Infralogic, Carbonflex and Tylo panels are included too, which means a sauna assembled by a dealer from components can be covered even when no brand name appears on the cabin.

Costco is the best-known seller, but the notice says the saunas were also sold through pool and spa dealerships nationwide and through Costco.com and other online retailers. A buyer who purchased through a dealer is covered on the same terms as one who bought at a warehouse club.

Canada and a second Sauna360 recall

The problem crosses the border. Health Canada’s parallel notice covers 6,758 units sold from January 2013 to August 2026, and says that as of September 10, 2026 the company had reported five incidents and no injuries in Canada. Canada’s count is about one-sixth of the American one. The wording matches the American finding that the panels can short circuit, and the remedy is the same free in-home repair.

The company’s Sauna360 recall page now carries two actions side by side. The second involves Tylo Halmstad and Kiruna Hybrid benches, which can collapse. The commission’s October 23, 2025 notice covered about 1,000 saunas, with seven reported bench failures and one consumer who suffered head and neck injuries. Sauna News reports that the bench action later grew to about 6,000 units with 77 additional failures and six injuries, and quotes the company as saying the earlier repair “was ineffective” and that a new one is being offered.

That history sets the infrared recall apart from a first-time fix. The bench repair was announced, found wanting and then redone, so owners of infrared cabins are being asked to rely on a remedy whose maker has already had to replace one. The only public detail on the infrared repair is the circuit-board-and-fuse description from the trade press, and no completion rate for the 2025 bench repair has been published.

The record to check is the commission’s number 26-784: 41,580 American saunas, 67 reports and zero injuries so far, set against 6,758 Canadian units and five incidents. Those counts come from the firm, and an injury figure that stands at zero today is the one most likely to change as owners inspect cabins that have been in service since 2013.

This article was produced with the assistance of AI and reviewed by Morning Overview editors prior to publication.

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