VICKS V1200-6-VV1Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 13 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00328785002492), received between Feb 26, 2020 and Jul 9, 2024 — classified as 13 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Use of Device Problem” (13 reports).

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 13 most recent of 13 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryJul 9, 2024Use of Device Problem; Human-Device Interface Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Use of Device Problem; Human-Device Interface Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem

  A CONSUMER REPORTED THAT HER EIGHT-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER RECEIVED THIRD DEGREE BURNS TO HER THIGHS AND STOMACH AREA FROM THE HOT WATER THAT SPILLED OUT OF THEIR VICKS STEAM INHALER DURING USE. THE CONSUMER ALLEGED THAT DURING USE THE DEVICE SUDDENLY RELEASED STEAM, RESULTING IN INJURIES WHICH REQUIRED EXTENSIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT, INCLUDING HOSPITALIZATION, SKIN GRAFT SURGERY, AND FOLLOW UP CARE. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPER USE HAVE CLEAR WARNINGS THAT STATE "THE APPLIANCE SHOULD NOT BE LEFT UNATTENDED. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN", "THE APPLIANCE SHOULD ALWAYS BE PLACED ON A FIRM, FLAT WATERPROOF SURFACE", "CAUTION: DO NOT PLACE ON LAP OR LIFT IN YOUR HANDS WHILE IN OPERATION AND IF THE UNIT STILL CONTAINS WATER" AS WELL AS, "NEVER MOVE THE APPLIANCE WHILE IN USE. IT CAN SPILL HOT WATER IF TILTED OR TIPPED OVER CAUSING INJURY."

  Patient problems: Full thickness (Third Degree) Burn

  MAUDE report 19706502 ↗
• InjuryJan 24, 2024Use of Device Problem; Malposition of Device; Human-Device Interface Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Use of Device Problem; Malposition of Device; Human-Device Interface Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem

  A CONSUMER REPORTED THAT SHE RECEIVED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HER THIGH FROM HOT WATER THAT SPILLED FROM THE PERSONAL STEAM INHALER. SHE STATED THAT "SHE ACCIDENTALLY" TIPPED THE DEVICE OVER DURING USE, CAUSING HOT WATER TO SPILL ONTO HER THIGH. THE PATIENT STATED THAT SHE REQUIRED MEDICAL ADVICE FOR HER INJURIES, AND CARED FOR HER WOUNDS AT HOME. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPER USE HAVE CLEAR WARNINGS THAT STATE "THE APPLIANCE SHOULD ALWAYS BE PLACED ON A FIRM, FLAT WATERPROOF SURFACE", "CAUTION: DO NOT PLACE ON LAP OR LIFT IN YOUR HANDS WHILE IN OPERATION AND IF THE UNIT STILL CONTAINS WATER" AS WELL AS, "NEVER MOVE THE APPLIANCE WHILE IN USE. IT CAN SPILL HOT WATER IF TILTED OR TIPPED OVER CAUSING INJURY."

  Patient problems: Partial thickness (Second Degree) Burn

  MAUDE report 18574277 ↗
• InjurySep 26, 2023Use of Device Problem; Device Handling Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Use of Device Problem; Device Handling Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem

  A CONSUMER REPORTED THAT SHE RECEIVED BURNS ON HER BREAST FROM HOT WATER THAT SPILLED FROM THE PERSONAL STEAM INHALER. SHE STATED THAT SHE WENT TO REPOSITION THE DEVICE DURING USE AND ACCIDENTALLY OVERTURNED IT, CAUSING HOT WATER TO SPILL ONTO HER CHEST. THE SEVERITY OF THE INJURIES IS UNKNOWN, BUT THE PATIENT STATED THAT SHE REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR HER INJURIES. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPER USE HAVE CLEAR WARNINGS THAT STATE "THE APPLIANCE SHOULD ALWAYS BE PLACED ON A FIRM, FLAT WATERPROOF SURFACE", "CAUTION: DO NOT PLACE ON LAP OR LIFT IN YOUR HANDS WHILE IN OPERATION AND IF THE UNIT STILL CONTAINS WATER" AS WELL AS, "NEVER MOVE THE APPLIANCE WHILE IN USE. IT CAN SPILL HOT WATER IF TILTED OR TIPPED OVER CAUSING INJURY."

  Patient problems: Burn(s)

  MAUDE report 17819368 ↗
• InjuryJul 20, 2023Use of Device Problem; Device Handling Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Use of Device Problem; Device Handling Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem

  A CONSUMER REPORTED THAT THEIR CHILD RECEIVED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HIS STOMACH FROM HOT WATER THAT SPILLED FROM THE PERSONAL STEAM INHALER DURING USE. MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS SOUGHT FOR HIS INJURIES. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPER USE HAVE CLEAR WARNINGS THAT STATE "CAUTION: DO NOT PLACE ON LAP OR LIFT IN YOUR HANDS WHILE IN OPERATION AND IF THE UNIT STILL CONTAINS WATER", "THE APPLIANCE SHOULD NOT BE LEFT UNATTENDED. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN", AND "NEVER MOVE THE APPLIANCE WHILE IN USE. IT CAN SPILL HOT WATER IF TILTED OR OVERTURNED CAUSING INJURY." KAZ USA, INC. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE PRODUCT BE RETURNED TO OUR COMPANY FOR TESTING.

  Patient problems: Partial thickness (Second Degree) Burn

  MAUDE report 17361091 ↗
• InjuryMar 31, 2023Use of Device Problem; Device Handling Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Use of Device Problem; Device Handling Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem

  A CONSUMER REPORTED THAT SHE RECEIVED BURNS ON HER RIGHT ARM AND WRIST FROM HOT WATER THAT SPILLED FROM THE PERSONAL STEAM INHALER. SHE STATED THAT SHE WENT TO PICK THE DEVICE UP DURING USE AND THE UNIT SPURTED OUT HOT WATER / STEAM, WHICH LANDED ON HER ARM. THE SEVERITY OF THE INJURIES IS UNKNOWN, BUT THE PATIENT STATED THAT SHE REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION AT A HOSPITAL, AND STATES THAT SHE STILL HAS SKIN DICOLORATION/SCARRING. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPER USE HAVE CLEAR WARNINGS THAT STATE "THE APPLIANCE SHOULD ALWAYS BE PLACED ON A FIRM, FLAT WATERPROOF SURFACE. BE SURE THE APPLIANCE IS IN A STABLE POSITION AND THE POWER CORD IS OUT OF THE WAY TO PREVENT THE UNIT FROM BEING TIPPED OVER. CAUTION: DO NOT PLACE ON LAP OR LIFT IN YOUR HANDS WHILE IN OPERATION AND IF THE UNIT STILL CONTAINS WATER" AS WELL AS, "NEVER MOVE THE APPLIANCE WHILE IN USE. IT CAN SPILL HOT WATER IF TILTED OR TIPPED OVER CAUSING INJURY." KAZ USA, INC. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE PRODUCT BE RETURNED TO OUR COMPANY FOR TESTING.

  Patient problems: Burn(s); Scar Tissue

  MAUDE report 16657280 ↗
• InjuryOct 20, 2022Use of Device Problem; Device Handling Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Use of Device Problem; Device Handling Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem

  A CONSUMER REPORTED THAT THEIR INFANT HAD A COUGH, AND THEY WERE USING A PERSONAL STEAM INHALER ON THE CHILD. THE BABY ALLEGEDLY RECEIVED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HIS ARM FROM HOT WATER THAT SPILLED FROM THE PERSONAL STEAM INHALER DURING USE. MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS SOUGHT FOR HIS INJURIES AT AN EMERGENCY ROOM. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPER USE HAVE CLEAR WARNINGS THAT STATE "CAUTION: DO NOT PLACE ON LAP OR LIFT IN YOUR HANDS WHILE IN OPERATION AND IF THE UNIT STILL CONTAINS WATER", "THE APPLIANCE SHOULD NOT BE LEFT UNATTENDED. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN", AND "NEVER MOVE THE APPLIANCE WHILE IN USE. IT CAN SPILL HOT WATER IF TILTED OR TIPPED OVER CAUSING INJURY."

  Patient problems: Partial thickness (Second Degree) Burn

  MAUDE report 15639244 ↗
• InjuryJan 28, 2022Unexpected Therapeutic Results; Use of Device Problem; Unexpected Therapeutic Results; Use of Device Problem

  A CONSUMER REPORTED THAT SHE RECEIVED SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS ON HER RIGHT LEG FROM HOT WATER THAT SPILLED FROM THE PERSONAL STEAM INHALER DURING USE. MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS SOUGHT FOR HER INJURIES, AS WELL AS SEVERAL FOLLOW UP CARE VISITS. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPER USE HAVE CLEAR WARNINGS THAT STATE "CAUTION: DO NOT PLACE ON LAP OR LIFT IN YOUR HANDS WHILE IN OPERATION AND IF THE UNIT STILL CONTAINS WATER", "CAUTION: NEVER MOVE OR LIFT THE INHALER WHILE IT IS IN USE. DO NOT REMOVE THE INHALER HOOD AND VENT ASSEMBLY AFTER TURNING ON THE INHALER. STEAM IS PRODUCED BY BOILING WATER; TILTING CAN CAUSE WATER SPILL AND POSSIBLE BURNS", AS WELL AS "NEVER MOVE THE APPLIANCE WHILE IN USE. IT CAN SPILL HOT WATER IF TILTED OR TIPPED OVER CAUSING INJURY". KAZ USA, INC. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE PRODUCT BE RETURNED TO OUR COMPANY FOR TESTING.

  Patient problems: Full thickness (Third Degree) Burn; Partial thickness (Second Degree) Burn

  MAUDE report 13388762 ↗
• InjuryJan 13, 2022Use of Device Problem; Device Handling Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Use of Device Problem; Device Handling Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem

  A CONSUMER REPORTED THAT THEIR INFANT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19, AND THEY WERE USING A PERSONAL STEAM INHALER ON THE CHILD. THE BABY ALLEGEDLY RECEIVED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HIS RIGHT LEG FROM HOT WATER THAT "SHOT OUT" FROM THE PERSONAL STEAM INHALER DURING USE. MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS SOUGHT FOR HIS INJURIES THAT EVENING. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPER USE HAVE CLEAR WARNINGS THAT STATE "CAUTION: DO NOT PLACE ON LAP OR LIFT IN YOUR HANDS WHILE IN OPERATION AND IF THE UNIT STILL CONTAINS WATER", "THE APPLIANCE SHOULD NOT BE LEFT UNATTENDED. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN", AND "NEVER MOVE THE APPLIANCE WHILE IN USE. IT CAN SPILL HOT WATER IF TILTED OR TIPPED OVER CAUSING INJURY."

  Patient problems: Partial thickness (Second Degree) Burn

  MAUDE report 13249443 ↗
• InjuryNov 4, 2021Unexpected Therapeutic Results; Use of Device Problem; Device Tipped Over; Unexpected Therapeutic Results; Use of Device Problem; Device Tipped Over

  A CONSUMER REPORTED THAT SHE RECEIVED THIRD DEGREE BURNS ON HER CHEST AND HIP FROM HOT WATER THAT SPILLED FROM THE PERSONAL STEAM INHALER DURING USE. MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS SOUGHT FOR HER INJURIES AT AN URGENT CARE CLINIC. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPER USE HAVE CLEAR WARNINGS THAT STATE "CAUTION: NEVER MOVE OR LIFT THE INHALER WHILE IT IS IN USE. DO NOT REMOVE THE INHALER HOOD AND VENT ASSEMBLY AFTER TURNING ON THE INHALER. STEAM IS PRODUCED BY BOILING WATER; TILTING CAN CAUSE WATER SPILL AND POSSIBLE BURNS", AS WELL AS "NEVER MOVE THE APPLIANCE WHILE IN USE. IT CAN SPILL HOT WATER IF TILTED OR TIPPED OVER CAUSING INJURY". KAZ USA, INC. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE PRODUCT BE RETURNED TO OUR COMPANY FOR TESTING.

  Patient problems: Full thickness (Third Degree) Burn

  MAUDE report 12753849 ↗
• InjuryOct 26, 2021Unexpected Therapeutic Results; Use of Device Problem; Device Tipped Over; Unexpected Therapeutic Results; Use of Device Problem; Device Tipped Over

  A CONSUMER REPORTED THAT HER CHILD RECEIVED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HER LEG FROM HOT WATER THAT SPILLED FROM THE PERSONAL STEAM INHALER. SHE REPORTED THAT HER DAUGHTER ACCIDENTALLY PULLED ON THE POWER CORD WHILE TRYING TO GET UP, AND THE UNIT TIPPED OVER CAUSING HER INJURIES. THE CHILD WAS TREATED IN A HOSPITAL FOR THREE DAYS, AND FOLLOW UP CARE WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPER USE HAVE CLEAR WARNINGS THAT STATE "CAUTION: NEVER MOVE OR LIFT THE INHALER WHILE IT IS IN USE. DO NOT REMOVE THE INHALER HOOD AND VENT ASSEMBLY AFTER TURNING ON THE INHALER. STEAM IS PRODUCED BY BOILING WATER; TILTING CAN CAUSE WATER SPILL AND POSSIBLE BURNS", "THE APPLIANCE SHOULD ALWAYS BE PLACED ON A FIRM, FLAT WATERPROOF SURFACE. BE SURE THE APPLIANCE IS IN A STABLE POSITION AND THE POWER CORD IS OUT OF THE WAY TO PREVENT THE UNIT FROM BEING TIPPED OVER", AS WELL AS "THE APPLIANCE SHOULD NOT BE LEFT UNATTENDED. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN". KAZ USA, INC. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE PRODUCT BE RETURNED TO OUR COMPANY FOR TESTING.

  Patient problems: Partial thickness (Second Degree) Burn

  MAUDE report 12698644 ↗
• InjuryOct 26, 2021Unexpected Therapeutic Results; Use of Device Problem; Device Handling Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Unexpected Therapeutic Results; Use of Device Problem; Device Handling Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem

  A CONSUMER REPORTED THAT SHE RECEIVED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HER ARM AND SIDE FROM HOT WATER THAT SPILLED FROM THE PERSONAL STEAM INHALER DURING USE. MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS SOUGHT FOR HER INJURIES. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPER USE HAVE CLEAR WARNINGS THAT STATE "CAUTION: NEVER MOVE OR LIFT THE INHALER WHILE IT IS IN USE. DO NOT REMOVE THE INHALER HOOD AND VENT ASSEMBLY AFTER TURNING ON THE INHALER. STEAM IS PRODUCED BY BOILING WATER; TILTING CAN CAUSE WATER SPILL AND POSSIBLE BURNS", AS WELL AS "NEVER MOVE THE APPLIANCE WHILE IN USE. IT CAN SPILL HOT WATER IF TILTED OR TIPPED OVER CAUSING INJURY".

  Patient problems: Partial thickness (Second Degree) Burn

  MAUDE report 12698623 ↗
• InjuryOct 12, 2020Use of Device Problem; Device Tipped Over; Use of Device Problem; Device Tipped Over

  A CONSUMER REPORTED THAT SHE RECEIVED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HER CHEST FROM HOT WATER THAT SPILLED FROM THE PERSONAL STEAM INHALER. MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS SOUGHT FOR HER INJURIES. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPER USE HAVE A CLEAR WARNING THAT STATES "THE APPLIANCE SHOULD ALWAYS BE PLACED ON A FIRM, FLAT WATERPROOF SURFACE", "CAUTION: DO NOT PLACE ON LAP OR LIFT IN YOUR HANDS WHILE IN OPERATION AND IF THE UNIT STILL CONTAINS WATER", AND "NEVER MOVE THE APPLIANCE WHILE IN USE. IT CAN SPILL HOT WATER IF TILTED OR TIPPED OVER CAUSING INJURY." KAZ USA, INC. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE PRODUCT BE RETURNED TO OUR COMPANY FOR TESTING, BUT THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY HAD ALREADY RETURNED IT.

  Patient problems: Partial thickness (Second Degree) Burn

  MAUDE report 10667015 ↗
• InjuryFeb 26, 2020Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem

  A CONSUMER REPORTED THAT HER (B)(6) OLD DAUGHTER RECEIVED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HER WRIST FROM HOT WATER FROM THE PERSONAL STEAM INHALER. MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS SOUGHT FOR HER INJURIES. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPER USE HAVE A CLEAR WARNING THAT STATES "THE APPLIANCE SHOULD ALWAYS BE PLACED ON A FIRM, FLAT WATERPROOF SURFACE", "CAUTION: DO NOT PLACE ON LAP OR LIFT IN YOUR HANDS WHILE IN OPERATION AND IF THE UNIT STILL CONTAINS WATER", "THE APPLIANCE SHOULD NOT BE LEFT UNATTENDED. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN", AND "NEVER MOVE THE APPLIANCE WHILE IN USE. IT CAN SPILL HOT WATER IF TILTED OR TIPPED OVER CAUSING INJURY."

  Patient problems: Partial thickness (Second Degree) Burn

  MAUDE report 9756647 ↗