VST recalls gas tankless water heaters and boilers over cracking exhaust duct that can leak carbon monoxide
The exhaust duct can crack and let exhaust gases escape inside the home, which can cause carbon monoxide poisoning, serious injury or death; no injuries have been reported.
What to do
Stop using the recalled water heater right away and contact VESTA.DS for a free repair by a certified technician. If you must keep using it until it is fixed, make sure your home has working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.
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Recall details
- Product
- VST gas-fired tankless water heaters
- Hazard
- The exhaust duct can crack, allowing gases to escape inside of the home, posing a carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning hazard that can result in death or serious injury.
- Injuries
- The firm has received 33 reports of cracked exhaust ducts allowing exhaust fumes to leak out. No injuries have been reported.
- Units
- About 36,700 (In addition, about 3,500 were sold in Canada)
- Where sold
- Sold at In-store and online at Best Buy, Dick's Sporting Goods, Nebraska Furniture and ABT stores nationwide and online at nordictrack.com and Amazon.com from November 2018 through April 2022 for about $1,700.
- Remedy
- Repair
- Notice last updated
- October 17, 2025
- Recall date
- October 16, 2025
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Official notice
The notice's own wording from CPSC.
VESTA.DS Recalls VST Brand Tankless Water Heaters Due to Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning Hazard and Risk of Serious Injury and Death
- Description
- This recall involves VST-brand residential wall-mounted gas boilers, Series VT, VR, and VR Plus, with model numbers VRS-150, VRS-199, VRP-150, VRP-199, VRS Plus-150, VRS Plus-199, VRP Plus-150, VRP Plus-199, VTS-150, VTS-199, VTP-150, and VTP-199. The white label on the side of the boiler has the model number bolded, near the top of the label. The boilers are metal, rectangular units and have either VST printed in white on the control panel near the bottom, or VESTA.DS.Inc. printed in gray near the top of the panel.
- Hazard
- The exhaust duct can crack, allowing gases to escape inside of the home, posing a carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning hazard that can result in death or serious injury.
- Remedy
- Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled water heater and contact VESTA.DS to have a certified technician install the free repair. Consumers who must continue using the water heater while awaiting repair should have working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in their homes. Remedy options: Repair.
- Injuries
- The firm has received 33 reports of cracked exhaust ducts allowing exhaust fumes to leak out. No injuries have been reported.
- Number of units
- About 36,700 (In addition, about 3,500 were sold in Canada)
- Sold at
- Sold at In-store and online at Best Buy, Dick's Sporting Goods, Nebraska Furniture and ABT stores nationwide and online at nordictrack.com and Amazon.com from November 2018 through April 2022 for about $1,700.
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