SNOOZ has recalled about 11,900 of its electrical fans after the power connector inside the units was found to corrode, overheat and, in at least one case, catch fire. The recall, announced on April 9, 2026 in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, covers the company’s Breez 2-in-1 bedroom fans and directs owners to stop using them and register for a free replacement. According to the CPSC notice, the firm received six reports of the fans overheating and smoking, including one report of a fire.
How a hidden connector turns into a fire risk
The hazard here is not the fan blade or the motor but a small electrical junction inside the housing. The power connector inside the fan can corrode over time, and a corroded connection carries current less cleanly, generating heat where the metal has degraded. That localized heating is what can lead the fan to overheat and, in the worst case, ignite. Because the fault develops inside the unit rather than at the plug or cord, an owner has little outward warning until the fan starts running hot or smoking.
Bedroom fans compound the concern because of where and how they are used. A device marketed for sleep is typically left running for hours, unattended and often overnight, next to bedding and soft furnishings. A fire hazard in that setting is treated seriously even when the number of incidents is small, which is why six overheating reports and a single fire were enough to trigger a recall of the entire model line.
The recalled product is the Breez 2-in-1 Smart Bedroom and White Noise fan, which combines air circulation with a white-noise function and connects to a companion app with a temperature-sensing auto mode. It comes in white with a beige stand, and SNOOZ has published details for affected owners on its recall page.
Which units are covered and how to check
The recall involves roughly 11,900 fans in the United States, with an additional 140 sold in Canada. Owners can confirm whether their fan is included by checking two features. The Breez fans have a removable barrel power jack, the connector at the center of the problem, and a serial number printed on the underside of the fan’s wooden base that begins with the prefix BZ10 or BZ02.
Those serial-number prefixes are the definitive way to identify an affected unit, since the recall targets specific production runs rather than every fan the company has ever sold. An owner who finds a base marked BZ10 or BZ02 should treat the fan as recalled regardless of how well it has worked to date, because the corrosion failure develops gradually and may not have surfaced yet.
The CPSC listing, as summarized in the recall, ties the action to six reports of overheating and smoking and one report of fire. No injuries are cited in that summary, and the notice does not describe property damage beyond the single fire report. As with the mechanical failures behind other recent recalls, there is no owner-level repair for a corroding internal connector.
What owners should do and what to watch
The remedy is a free replacement fan rather than a refund. Consumers are told to stop using the recalled fan immediately and go to the company’s website to register for a replacement. SNOOZ lists a toll-free line at 855-953-4125, staffed 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time Monday through Friday, an email at [email protected], and an online recall portal for owners to submit their claim. Registering typically requires the serial number, so it is worth locating the BZ10 or BZ02 marking on the base before starting.
Until a replacement arrives, the safe course is to unplug the fan and stop using it rather than continue running it while watching for problems, since the failure can progress without obvious warning. That caution applies broadly to any fan or small appliance that runs hot to the touch, smells of burning or shows discoloration around its power connection, whether or not it is under recall.
What remains unresolved from the public notice is how many of the nearly 12,000 U.S. units are still in daily use, and whether the lone fire report caused any damage beyond the device itself. Owners can monitor the CPSC recall database for updates, and anyone who owns a Breez fan should verify the serial number now rather than wait for a fault to appear.
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