Northern Tool + Equipment Recalls Hot Water Pressure Washers Due to Fire Hazard

Official action

Source. US Consumer Product Safety Commission

Official identifier. 26-224

Date. 2026-01-29

Jurisdiction. United States

Hazard (official). The fan wheel on the recalled pressure washers can fail, causing abnormal burner operation that can produce smoke and/or bursts of flames during use, posing a fire hazard.

Action / remedy (official). Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled pressure washers and contact Northern Tool + Equipment to request a free repair by an authorized technician at a Northern Tool + Equipment service center or a Northern Tool + Equipment authorized third-party servicer. Consumers should visit https://www.northerntool.com/recall-details-pw to schedule the repair.

Product. NorthStar Hot Water Pressure Washers

Identification details. This recall involves three models of NorthStar pressure washers: NorthStar Gas Wet Steam and Hot Water Pressure Washers with item number 157310, NorthStar Gas Hot Water Commercial Pressure Washers with item number 157594, and NorthStar Trailer-Mounted Hot Water Commercial Pressure Washers with item number 157595. The item number and the serial number are printed on a label located on the engine. Only pressure washers with a MONTHYEAR code in the product serial number between 0125 (January 2025) and 0825 (August 2025), and a WEEKYEAR burner date code between 0125 and 2625 (weeks 01 to 26 of 2025) are included in this recall. The burner date code is printed on a separate label. The location varies per product.Product NameItem Number Item Number and Serial Number location Burner Date Code locationNorthStar Gas Wet Steam and Hot Water Pressure Washer 157310Label on engineLabel under battery boxNorthStar Gas Hot Water Commercial Pressure Washer 157594Label on engineLabel under ball valve assemblyNorthStar Trailer-Mounted Hot Water Commercial Pressure Washer157595Label on engineLabel under NorthStar logo

Units. About 1,416

Incidents reported by CPSC. None reported

Remedy type. Repair

Sold at. Northern Tool + Equipment stores nationwide and online at NorthernTool.com, Amazon.com, Ebay.com, and GNEDI.com from January 2025 through August 2025 for between $5,000 and $10,000.

Official record

Licence: US Government recall data made available for business and application reuse

Attribution: Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notice