Allstar Recalls 265,000 Sharper Image Fire Pits

Allstar Marketing Group is recalling about 265,000 Sharper Image tabletop fire pits because ignited fuel can escape the units during use. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall on November 12, 2026, and it covers both the Sharper Image Tabletop Fire Pit and the Sharper Image Tabletop Infinity Fire Pit. The agency says the same failure can trigger flame jetting from the fuel containers that feed the pits.

The injury count is small and severe. Allstar has received four reports of ignited fuel escaping from a pit during use, and all four reports involve injuries. The commission lists third- and fourth-degree burns to multiple body parts among them. A tabletop product sold as a small, controlled flame produced burns that can require grafts and long recoveries.

Owners can identify a recalled unit without any paperwork. The pits carry a 77 logo on the front and a lot code sticker in the center of the base. A round black sticker on the base reads CHINA beside a five-digit code, the letters KS-CY or KS-FC, and a date code in year-month-day format. The standard Tabletop model has a small cylindrical concrete body with a removable snuffing lid and an open burn chamber at the top. The Infinity model uses a steel base with tempered-glass side panels.

The remedy is a full refund, and the process is deliberate. The commission tells consumers to stop using the fire pits immediately and contact Allstar to register. Owners register on Allstar's recall site, write RECALLED – DO NOT USE on the product in permanent marker, and submit three photographs under the instructions on that page. After the registration is confirmed, owners should dispose of any remaining fuel under local hazardous-waste rules and discard the pit safely.

Allstar can be reached toll-free at 855-215-5032 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or by email at [email protected]. The recall site is firepitrecall.expertinquiry.com, and the company's main site carries a Fire Pit Safety Recall link at the bottom of its pages. The recall number is 27-082, and the commission classifies it as a Fast Track recall.

The sales footprint explains the unit count. The pits sold from January 2023 through June 2026 for between $30 and $50 at Ace Hardware, Burlington, Home Depot, Lowe's, Kohl's, Marshalls, Nordstrom, Rite Aid, Target, TJ Maxx, Walgreens and other retailers nationwide. They also sold online, including through Amazon and HSN. A $30 to $50 impulse purchase at that many registers is how a quarter of a million units reach patios and balconies.

The pits were made in China and imported by Allstar Marketing Group, LLC, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Sharper Image is the brand on the box, but Allstar is the importer of record, and the importer carries the recall. That split is why the refund runs through Allstar's recall site and phone line rather than through the stores that sold the pits.

The hazard sits in the fuel system, not the flame's size. Liquid fuel pools and burns in an open chamber, and a failure that lets ignited fuel escape turns a decorative flame into a spill of burning liquid. Flame jetting is the second failure path: pressure or heat at the fuel container can push a jet of flame back toward the person refilling or lighting the pit. Both failures punish the exact moment an owner is closest to the unit.

Anyone who owns one of these pits has a short checklist. Stop using it today. Check the base for the lot code sticker and the 77 logo on the front. Register, mark the unit, and send the three photographs. Don't light it one last time, don't give it away, and don't sell it, because federal law bars selling a product that's under a recall the commission has ordered or accepted.