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A number of objects offered at Costco have lately been recalled.
The favored warehouse retailer has posted notices about recollects of some Bridgestone tires, window air conditioner models and energy banks on its web site.
A Costco retailer in Vallejo, California, on Might 29, 2025. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg / Getty Pictures)
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations mentioned within the buyer recall discover revealed on Costco’s web site {that a} lack of a required Division of Transportation certification image had prompted sure Bridgestone Blizzak 6 tires within the measurement “235/40R19” with the identification numbers “1VR100W122224, 1VR100W122324, or 1VR100W122424” to be recalled.
“While the tires fully comply with the performance standards of FMVSS 139, the Department of Transportation has found that tires missing the required DOT symbol may be used in inappropriate applications, increasing the risk of a crash,” the corporate mentioned.
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The tires, produced throughout a virtually three-week timespan in June of final 12 months, had been offered “as replacement equipment only,” in line with the discover.
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations mentioned it might present alternative tires for free of charge to affected prospects at company-owned shops or approved sellers and retailers. It’ll additionally mount and stability them free of charge.
In the meantime, a separate June 27 recall discover addressed to Costco members mentioned provider Midea America Corp. had issued a recall for some U and U+ Window Air Conditioners, citing a threat of mould progress.
A Costco retailer in Bayonne, New Jersey, on Dec. 9, 2023. (Angus Mordant/Bloomberg through / Getty Pictures)
Costco members could have bought a Danby 8,000 BTU U-Formed Window Air Conditioner topic to that recall between June 10, 2021, and Feb. 2, 2022, by Costco’s web site, per the discover. The mannequin variety of the affected air conditioners offered at Costco was “DAC080B6IWDB-6.”
“Pooled water in the air conditioners can fail to drain quickly enough, which can lead to mold growth,” it mentioned.
To deal with the problem, Midea is offering impacted prospects with a restore equipment or a refund that it mentioned might be “based on the purchase data or date of manufacture.”
Costco members may also take their recalled Danby window air conditioner models again to the warehouse retailer, the place they’ll get all their a reimbursement.
The broader Midea recall affected about 1.7 million models of various model names and sizes that had been offered within the U.S. at various completely different bodily retailers and on-line, in line with the Client Product Security Fee.
One other recall affecting Costco prospects concerned the Mannequin A1257 “Anker Power Bank (10K, 22.5W),” a recall discover revealed by the retailer confirmed.
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“Earlier this year, Anker enhanced its quality assurance to identify potential issues earlier in the production cycle,” Anker defined within the discover. “As part of this process, we also conducted a review of previously launched power bank batches. These improvements helped us detect a potential issue involving lithium-ion battery cells from a single vendor.”
Affected shoppers can obtain a alternative energy financial institution from Anker. Within the meantime, they need to not use the recalled energy banks, in line with the corporate.
They might want to present a photograph of their recalled energy financial institution that features sure info and ensure secure disposal of the product with a view to get hold of it, the discover mentioned.
As a result of the recalled energy banks comprise a lithium-ion battery, they can’t be thrown away usually. They should be disposed of at a “certified facility that accepts recalled lithium-ion batteries,” Anker mentioned on its web site.
FOX Enterprise reached out to Costco for remark in regards to the recollects.
A consumer masses objects right into a car at a Costco retailer in Vallejo, California, on Might 29, 2025. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg / Getty Pictures)
The favored warehouse retailer has over 620 places throughout the U.S., with round 280 different shops in different nations.
Costco executives mentioned in late Might that the corporate expects to succeed in 914 warehouses globally by the tip of fiscal 2025.
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The corporate has generated practically $185.5 billion in web gross sales over the primary three quarters of the 12 months. Its web revenue over the identical interval has been about $5.5 billion.