Garage Heaters Recalled Due To Risk Of Fires Or Burns

Tara Clow April 4, 2019 9:41 am Last Updated on February 7, 2026 1:20 pm

Several brands of garage heaters are being recalled, due to a fire hazard.

(PHOTO: Health Canada website)

Around 68, 000 of the Mastercraft, Profusion Heat, Prestige and Matrix Portable Garage heaters were sold in Canada.

It has been found that they can overheat causing a risk of burns or fires.

As of last month, H.E Industrial has received 10 reports of the product overheating. In three of those cases, the product caught fire.

If you find you have one of these heaters, you should stop using it and return it to the store where it was purchased.

The following products are affected by the recall:
Brand	Colour	Model number	Manufacturing date
Mastercraft	Blue	HA22-48M HA22-48M1	all
Profusion Heat Prestige Matrix	Red	HA22-48M	June 2017 (06-17) or earlier

(PHOTO: Health Canada website)

(PHOTO: Health Canada website)

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Tara Clow

Tara Clow is a multi-award-winning news anchor and reporter with more than 30 years of experience at radio stations across Canada. She is a graduate of the Radio and TV Arts program at Toronto Metropolitan University and the Humber College radio broadcasting program. She is based in Moncton and covers stories across Canada. Contact Tara at clow.tara@radioabl.ca.