About 3.6 million expandable, burst-proof hoses are being recalled because they can burst, posing an impact hazard and a risk of temporarily impaired hearing.
Winston Products has received at least 222 reports of the hoses bursting, resulting in at least 29 injuries, including one bone bruise, two sprains, and five reports of temporarily impaired hearing from the sound of the hose bursting.
The recall involves HydroTech 5/8-inch Expandable Burst-Proof Hoses manufactured on or before Aug. 31, 2024. The hoses were sold in lengths of 25, 50, 60, 75, 100, and 200 feet in various colors.
Date code markings are located on the end of the hose that attaches to the spigot, visible when the black rubber washer is removed. Hoses with no markings or a marking ending in -211, -212, -213, -214, -221, -222, -223, -224, -231, -232, -233, -234, -241, -242, or -243 are included in this recall. On some hose packages, the manufacture date is listed in the month-year format.
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Hose Description |
Hose Color |
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5/8-inch x 25-foot |
Blue |
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5/8-inch x 50-foot |
Green |
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5/8-inch x 75-foot |
Orange |
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5/8-inch x 100-foot |
Yellow |
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5/8-inch x 200-foot |
Red |
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5/8-inch x 60-foot, included in “Auto Care” kit with tire glides |
Gray |
The hoses were sold at Ace Hardware, Amazon, Do It Best, Home Depot, Target, Walmart, and other stores nationwide and online from January 2021 through April 2025. The cost was between $20 and $136.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled hoses, the company and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission advise. Consumers that purchased products from Ace Hardware, Do It Best, Home Depot, or Walmart should bring their hoses to those stores to return them for a refund.
Consumers who purchased products from other retailers should cut off the regulator-end of their hose and submit photos of the cut hose to Winston Products. The photo should show the date code location with the consumer’s initials and the date written in permanent marker on the regulator. Use the form at https://hydrotechproducts.com/recall to submit the photo.
For more information, call Winston Products at 888-412-2396, email HydrotechVoluntaryRecall@hydrotechproducts.com, or visit https://hydrotechproducts.com/recall.
For details on other recalls, see www.recalls.gov.
