The affected fans were sold through IcyBreeze.com and Amazon.com from November 2023 through August 2024 for approximately $150. Consumers were instructed to immediately stop using the fans and complete the company’s product-disabling and lithium-ion disposal procedures.
Consumers who suffered burns, smoke exposure, fire damage, or other losses may request an individual legal review. The recall does not automatically establish a legal claim, and eligibility depends on the product, incident evidence, injuries, damages, and applicable law.
Quick Facts
- IcyBreeze Cooling recalled Buddy Portable Misting Fans on September 18, 2025.
- The recall covers approximately 22,600 fans sold online for about $150.
- The company received seven overheating reports, including two fires.
- The recall offers eligible consumers a $150 Solo Brands credit.
Table Of Contents
- Latest IcyBreeze Cooling Fan Recall and Lawsuit Developments
- What Is the IcyBreeze Buddy Portable Misting Fan?
- Why Were the IcyBreeze Fans Recalled?
- What Incidents and Injuries Were Reported?
- How Can the Fan Overheat and Ignite?
- What Should Consumers Do With the Recalled Fan?
- Who May Be Affected?
- Who May Be Liable?
- Do I Qualify?
- What Evidence Should I Preserve?
- Do I Have an IcyBreeze Cooling Fan Lawsuit?
- Important Legal Actions or Recalls
- Potential Compensation
- Legal Process Overview
- Frequently Asked Questions About the IcyBreeze Fan Recall
- Do I Have an IcyBreeze Cooling Fan Lawsuit?
- What Evidence May Support an IcyBreeze Cooling Fan Lawsuit?
- Which IcyBreeze fans were recalled?
- Why were the fans recalled?
- How many incidents were reported?
- What remedy is available?
- Can the recalled fan go in household trash?
- What should I do after an IcyBreeze fan fire?
- References
Latest IcyBreeze Cooling Fan Recall and Lawsuit Developments
August 2026
- August 5, 2026 – CPSC’s public recall page continued to identify the IcyBreeze Buddy Portable Misting Fan as a recalled product and displayed the stop-use, cord-cutting, credit, and lithium-ion disposal instructions. The page listed the remedy as a refund and directed consumers to the IcyBreeze recall website [1]
September 2025
- September 18, 2025 – CPSC announced the recall of approximately 22,600 IcyBreeze Buddy Portable Misting Fans because the products can overheat while charging and ignite. IcyBreeze Cooling had received seven overheating reports, including two fires, but no injuries had been reported [1]
- September 18, 2025 – CPSC instructed consumers to stop using the recalled fans, cut the power cord, submit a photograph through the online recall form, and dispose of the device under applicable lithium-ion battery requirements. Eligible consumers may receive a $150 credit for use with a participating Solo Brands company [1]
What Is the IcyBreeze Buddy Portable Misting Fan?
The recalled IcyBreeze Buddy is a portable, battery-operated fan with a built-in water-misting function. It includes a 1.5-liter water tank designed to provide continuous misting.
The fan can operate using AC power or an internal 10,000 mAh rechargeable lithium-ion battery. It was marketed as providing up to seven hours of outdoor battery use.
Recalled fans display “ICYBREEZE” on the fan and base and were sold in slate blue, gray, and seafoam. IcyBreeze Cooling LLC of Grapevine, Texas, imported the products from China.
IcyBreeze.com and Amazon.com sold the affected fans from November 2023 through August 2024. Online order histories, receipts, photographs, packaging, and payment records may help consumers identify a recalled product.
Why Were the IcyBreeze Fans Recalled?
The fans were recalled because they can overheat while connected to a charger. Excessive heat can damage the lithium-ion battery, charging components, wiring, enclosure, or nearby combustible materials.
A lithium-ion battery failure may enter thermal runaway, a process in which rapidly increasing heat can produce smoke, fire, hot gases, or an explosion. NFPA identifies unusual heat, swelling, odors, smoke, and abnormal noises as potential warning signs of battery failure [2]
The portable fan may be charged in a home, garage, vehicle, RV, tent, campsite, or event area. Nearby furniture, camping supplies, clothing, sports equipment, and other combustible property may increase the resulting damage.
What Incidents and Injuries Were Reported?
IcyBreeze Cooling received seven reports of Buddy fans overheating while charging. Two of those reports involved fire.
No injuries were reported in the CPSC recall notice. That statement reflects the incidents known when the recall was announced and does not determine whether a later consumer experienced an injury or loss.
A charging fire may cause thermal burns, smoke exposure, eye irritation, or injuries sustained while escaping or attempting to extinguish the fire. Immediate medical and safety needs should take priority over collecting evidence.
Property losses may include burned furniture, flooring, walls, electronics, vehicles, recreational equipment, tools, clothing, or stored household items. Smoke, water, and fire-extinguisher residue may also require professional cleanup.
How Can the Fan Overheat and Ignite?
The reported hazard may involve the battery pack, charging circuit, AC adapter, internal wiring, or thermal-protection system. If these components do not control heat properly, temperatures may continue rising during charging.
An investigation may examine the fan, base, charger, cord, outlet, battery compartment, circuit board, charging surface, and surrounding fire damage. Fire patterns may help determine whether the fan was the ignition source.
The U.S. Fire Administration advises consumers to stop using lithium-ion products that develop excessive heat, odors, discoloration, shape changes, leaks, or unusual noises. It also advises keeping batteries away from combustible materials and out of household trash [3]
An overheating or fire incident does not by itself prove a product defect or legal liability. Charging conditions, product alterations, prior damage, fire-cause evidence, and other potential ignition sources may need to be evaluated.
What Should Consumers Do With the Recalled Fan?
Consumers should immediately stop using and charging recalled IcyBreeze Buddy fans. Continuing to operate the product may expose people and nearby property to the reported fire hazard.
The recall requires consumers to cut the power cord and submit a photograph through the company’s online form. Proof of purchase is not required to participate in the announced remedy.
Eligible consumers may receive a $150 credit for use with a participating Solo Brands company. Consumers should retain copies of the recall form, submitted photographs, confirmation emails, and credit communications.
Recalled lithium-ion devices should not be placed in household trash, curbside recycling, general recycling, or retail battery collection boxes. Consumers should contact a municipal household hazardous-waste facility before transporting the device.
Who May Be Affected?
Recall participants may include consumers who purchased an IcyBreeze Buddy fan from Amazon.com or IcyBreeze.com during the identified sales period. Participation in the remedy does not require an injury or fire.
A potential legal claim is different from recall eligibility. A claim generally requires an injury, property damage, or another compensable loss connected to the product and supported by evidence.
The affected person does not necessarily have to be the original purchaser. A fan bought by a relative, employer, property owner, team, or event organizer may have caused an incident in a shared area.
Consumers who no longer possess the product may still have useful documentation. Order records, photographs, recall submissions, fire reports, insurance files, disposal records, and witness accounts may help identify the fan.
Who May Be Liable?
Depending on the evidence and applicable law, an investigation may consider the importer, manufacturer, battery supplier, component supplier, distributor, or seller. Each company’s role must be evaluated separately.
Potential claims may involve defective design, manufacturing defects, inadequate warnings, negligence, breach of warranty, or other state-law theories. The recall does not automatically establish that any company is liable for an individual incident.
A claimant generally must show that a defective or legally inadequate condition caused the fire or injury and resulted in recoverable damages. Potential defendants may dispute the ignition source, product use, charging equipment, causation, or claimed losses.
Do I Qualify?
- Did an IcyBreeze Buddy Portable Misting Fan overheat, smoke, melt, or ignite while charging?
- Did the incident cause burns, smoke exposure, medical treatment, or property damage?
- Do you have photographs, order records, fire reports, insurance documents, or disposal records?
- Can you identify the charger, outlet, charging location, damaged property, and witnesses?
An individual legal review can determine whether the product identification, fire-cause evidence, injuries, property losses, potential defendants, and applicable filing deadlines support a claim.
What Evidence Should I Preserve?
Photograph the fan, base, charger, power cord, branding, battery area, outlet, charging surface, and surrounding damage. Take both wide scene photographs and close-up images of burned or melted components.
Preserve Amazon or IcyBreeze order records, receipts, packaging, recall communications, fire-department reports, insurance correspondence, repair estimates, cleanup invoices, and replacement receipts.
Medical evidence may include emergency-care records, burn treatment, respiratory evaluations, prescriptions, photographs, bills, and follow-up instructions. Witnesses should record what they observed while the details remain fresh.
A damaged lithium-ion device may be unsafe to retain. Consumers should prioritize fire safety, document the product when possible, and preserve disposal instructions or hazardous-waste facility records.
Do I Have an IcyBreeze Cooling Fan Lawsuit?
If you or a loved one suffered an injury or property damage involving a recalled IcyBreeze cooling fan, you may have legal options. Contact Schmidt & Clark for a free case review.
Important Legal Actions or Recalls
| Event | Month/Year | Type | Status | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPSC recall page reviewed | August 2026 | Recall-status review | Recall instructions displayed | CPSC | Remedy details remained public |
| IcyBreeze Buddy recall announced | September 2025 | Consumer product recall | Refund remedy announced | CPSC | About 22,600 fans recalled |
| Overheating incidents disclosed | September 2025 | Consumer incident reports | Seven reported | CPSC | Two incidents involved fire |
Potential Compensation
Potential compensation may include emergency treatment, burn care, respiratory evaluations, prescriptions, follow-up visits, scar treatment, and other medical expenses connected to an incident.
Property losses may include damage to furniture, flooring, electronics, vehicles, camping equipment, tools, clothing, or household contents. Cleanup costs, smoke remediation, insurance deductibles, temporary lodging, and lost income may also be relevant.
Compensation amounts vary by case. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.
Legal Process Overview
Free case review: The initial review may address product identification, purchase history, charging location, injuries, property damage, and available documentation.
Investigation. Attorneys may review photographs, fire reports, insurance files, medical records, recall information, charging equipment, and potentially responsible companies.
Filing. A lawsuit may be filed when the evidence and governing law support one or more claims. Filing deadlines vary by jurisdiction.
Discovery/negotiation: The parties may exchange documents, inspect available evidence, obtain testimony, consult experts, and discuss a possible settlement.
Resolution: A case may conclude through settlement, dismissal, court ruling, or trial. No result or timeline can be guaranteed.
Frequently Asked Questions About the IcyBreeze Fan Recall
Do I Have an IcyBreeze Cooling Fan Lawsuit?
A claim may warrant review if a recalled fan overheated or caught fire and caused an injury or documented property damage. Eligibility depends on product identification, causation, evidence, losses, and applicable law.
What Evidence May Support an IcyBreeze Cooling Fan Lawsuit?
Useful evidence may include photographs, order records, fire reports, insurance files, medical records, damaged-property documentation, and disposal receipts. These materials may remain relevant when the physical fan cannot be stored safely.
Which IcyBreeze fans were recalled?
The recall covers Buddy Portable Misting Fans sold in slate blue, gray, and seafoam. Recalled products display “ICYBREEZE” on both the fan and base.
Why were the fans recalled?
The fans can overheat while charging and ignite. CPSC identified the condition as a fire hazard and directed consumers to stop using the products.
How many incidents were reported?
IcyBreeze Cooling received seven overheating reports, including two fires. No injuries were reported when CPSC announced the recall.
What remedy is available?
Eligible consumers may receive a $150 credit for use with a participating Solo Brands company. The recall requires an online form and a photograph showing the cut power cord.
Can the recalled fan go in household trash?
No. Recalled lithium-ion devices require special disposal and should not be placed in household trash, curbside recycling, or ordinary battery collection boxes.
What should I do after an IcyBreeze fan fire?
Address immediate safety and medical needs first. When safe, photograph the scene and preserve fire reports, insurance records, medical documentation, receipts, and disposal information.
References
- https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/IcyBreeze-Cooling-Recalls-Portable-Misting-Fans-Due-to-Fire-Hazard
- https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/energy-transition/lithium-ion-batteries
- https://www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/home-fires/prevent-fires/batteries/