SharkNinja Blender Recall

SharkNinja has recalled about 1.1 million BL660 series professional blenders sold in the U.S. at Bed Bath & Beyond, Costco, Kohl’s, Macy’s, Target, Walmart and other stores nationwide and online including www.Amazon.com, www.Costco.com, www.Macys.com, www.Target.com, www.Walmart.com and www.ninjakitchen.com from March 2012 through September 2015 for about $140.  The blenders can cause lacerations if the contents of the pitcher are poured out after the pitcher’s lid has been removed. At least 53 people have been injured.

This recall involves 12 models of Ninja professional blenders with model numbers that start with BL 660, BL 663 or BL 665.  The model number is in the rating label that is molded into the bottom of the motor base. All of these models have a clear 72 ounce pitcher with a removable gray or black lid that opens and locks closed, a stacked blade assembly, and one or more Nutri Ninja cups. All recalled models have a motor base that is gray, white, black, cinnamon, or platinum. The power of the models’ motors vary from 1,000 to 1,200 watts.  The  recalled models may have been sold with additional accessories, including a 40 or 64 ounce bowl, a chopping blade assembly, or a dull dough blade assembly. 

Consumers who have bought these blenders don’t have to return them to the store or the manufacturer. All that’s necessary is that they get into the habit of emptying the blender’s pitcher through the locked lid’s pour spout or by removing both the lid and the stacked blade assembly from the pitcher before pouring. SharkNinja has cooperated with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada to issue revised safety instructions for Ninja® BL660 series professional blenders. The new instructions can be downloaded  at www.ninjarecall.com.