Z-0856-05

Discovery Channel brand 8-Way Massager with Heat; therapeutic massager; Wahl Clipper Corporation, Sterling...

Name: Z-0856-05 Discovery Channel brand 8-Way Massager with Heat; therapeutic massager; Wahl Clipper Corporation, Sterling...
Creator: Wahl Clipper Corp
Published: 2004-12-10
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Wahl Clipper Corp / initiated 2004-12-10 / Terminated

FDA source

Wahl Clipper Corp began a recall of Discovery Channel brand 8-Way Massager with Heat; therapeutic massager; Wahl Clipper Corporation, Sterling, IL 61081, made in China on 2004-12-10. The reason FDA records is "The housing of the massager's heating applicator attachment may crack during use. If the plastic housing cracks and breaks it could expose the user to live electrical connections and pose a shock hazard". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-0856-05
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2004-12-10
Posted: 2005-06-01
Terminated: 2005-11-01
Recalling firm: Wahl Clipper Corp
Product: Discovery Channel brand 8-Way Massager with Heat; therapeutic massager; Wahl Clipper Corporation, Sterling, IL 61081, made in China
Product code: ISA Massager, Therapeutic, Electric
Reason for recall: The housing of the massager's heating applicator attachment may crack during use. If the plastic housing cracks and breaks it could expose the user to live electrical connections and pose a shock hazard.
FDA root cause: Other
Action: In cooperation with Wahl, the Discovery Channel issued a Stop Sales notice on/or about 12/10/2004 throughout its retail chain including fulfillment centers for the website in the U.S. Wahl sent point of purchase 'Safety Recall Notice' posters to each of the Discovery Channel stores where the massagers were sold. The poster informs the consumer of the electric shock hazard with the heat applicator, illustrates how to determine where the lot number is located on the unit, and instructs the consumer to immediately call customer service at 1-800-767-9245 or visit www.wahl.com or www.shopping.discovery.com to request a free replacement heat applicator. The posters will be posted in the stores and on the Wahl and Discovery websites until 5/1/05.
Quantity in commerce: 4200 plastic heat applicators
Distribution: The massagers were distributed nationwide, including Puerto Rico, through Discovery Channel stores and their website store.
Product codes and lots: Model Number 4196-1, Date code 054 The model number and date code are molded into the side of the handle of the massager near the on/off switch.

Product code ISA

The FDA recall record names no cleared device, and no clearance has been matched to it.

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Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

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Data as of 2026-09-30, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)