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Recalls: 3M products via Amazon, California oysters, Mercedes…
The recall covers certain 3M products sold through Amazon, and the company urges owners to check the maker's notice; fire is an unusual return reason.
On air: Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock on BBN NewsroomPublished
At a glance
- First reported by MassLive.com: “Amazon issues nationwide recall for 3M products after several fires, property damage”, with reporting from New York Post.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 1:10 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: Mercedes, Amazon, California.
- BBN covered this story before: Mercedes Recalls 30,064 S-Class Models Over Brake Hose Risk (October 15).
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What BBN said about it
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAmazon has issued a nationwide recall of certain 3M products after several fires and property damage, per MassLive, so check the maker's notice and stop using them.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorProducts that start fires are the only ones that truly warm a home.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe New York Post says a luxury California oyster farm is recalling product after a sewage leak, so check the notice and toss any you have.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPremium sewage.
The story so far
- Mercedes Expands S-Class Brake Hose Recall After Climate Theory Fell… · autoevolution
- Mercedes S-Class recall expands to over 30,000 cars over brakes · MotorBiscuit
- Mercedes expands brake hose recall; new RV recalls · WFAA
- Mercedes recalls over 30,000 of its most expensive models · LiveNOW from FOX
- Amazon recalls 112,000 bottles of pain reliever; Mercedes recalls… · qz.com
- Mercedes Recalls 30,064 S-Class Models Over Brake Hose Risk · Motor1.com
- Recalls: 3M products via Amazon, California oysters, Mercedes… (this story)
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