LifePro Sauna Blanket Class Action Lawsuit: What You Need to Know

In April 2026, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a recall of roughly 78,000 Lifepro Bioremedy Infrared Sauna Blankets after the agency confirmed 65 overheating reports and 32 burn injuries tied to a defective heating control unit. Shortly after the recall was announced, consumer product-liability attorney Jason Turchin filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of injured owners — opening a path to financial compensation beyond a simple replacement.

If you own a Lifepro Bioremedy sauna blanket — particularly a unit with a gray-faced control pad — this guide walks through exactly what your options are, who qualifies for each path, and the important legal decision to make before you accept any replacement from the manufacturer.

A note on what this article is not: InfraredTested is not a law firm. Nothing here is legal advice. We are an independent product-testing publication covering the recall because our readers own these blankets and deserve clear, non-hype information. If you have a burn injury, consult a qualified attorney before making any decisions.

The recall: what's affected

The CPSC announcement (published at cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Lifepro-Fitness-Recalls-Bioremedy-Infrared-Sauna-Blankets-Due-to-Risk-of-Burn-Injuries) identifies the defect as an internal heating-control failure that can allow the blanket's carbon heating layer to exceed safe surface temperatures. The failure mode is specific to blankets manufactured with a particular control-pad revision — identifiable by its gray-colored faceplate. Black- and white-faced control pads from later production runs are not included in the recall.

The affected model numbers — printed on the white spec label sewn into the left-inside seam of each blanket — are:

Units were sold between September 2022 and June 2025 at prices ranging from $179 to $199, through Lifepro.com, Amazon.com, Walmart, QVC, and Dick's Sporting Goods. Per CPSC filings, Lifepro quietly halted new sales in June 2025 — roughly ten months before the formal recall became public.

The lawsuit: what you can recover

A recall alone returns only a replacement or refund. A class action lawsuit is a separate legal track for consumers who were physically harmed by the defect. The lawsuit filed by the Law Offices of Jason Turchin is a consumer-product-liability action targeting Lifepro Fitness and — potentially — the overseas manufacturer supplying the control units.

Types of compensation plaintiffs may pursue

Depending on the severity of your burn and the strength of your individual case, a class action of this type may pursue:

• Medical expenses — emergency care, dermatology follow-ups, skin-grafting procedures, scar revision, and future medical needs.
• Pain and suffering — non-economic damages for physical pain, trauma, and diminished quality of life.
• Lost wages and lost earning capacity — if the injury caused you to miss work or affected your ability to work.
• Punitive damages — in cases where a manufacturer is shown to have known about a defect and failed to act, courts may award additional damages. These are discretionary and vary widely by jurisdiction.

Recovery amounts vary enormously case-by-case. Nobody — not us, not the law firm, not anyone — can tell you what your case is worth until an attorney reviews the facts. What we can say is that first-degree burns and second-degree partial-thickness burns typically fall into very different damages brackets, and cases with permanent scarring tend to settle substantially higher than cases with full recovery.

How a class action actually works, in plain English

In a consumer product-liability class action, one or more lead plaintiffs sue on behalf of everyone similarly harmed. Other injured owners can then opt in as class members. If the case settles or wins at trial, damages are distributed based on each member's documented injuries. You do not have to drive the litigation yourself — the firm does the heavy lifting.

Class action firms representing injured consumers almost always work on contingency. That means you pay nothing upfront; the firm collects a percentage of the recovery only if they win or settle. An initial consultation is free. Walking away after that consultation is also free.

Disclaimer: InfraredTested is not affiliated with, compensated by, or a legal representative of the Law Offices of Jason Turchin. We are linking to their intake form because they are, at the time of publication, the firm of record for this class action. We are not attorneys and cannot offer legal advice. Consult a qualified attorney in your jurisdiction before taking any legal action.

How to get a free replacement (for those without injuries)

If you own an affected unit but were not injured, the cleanest path is Lifepro's replacement program. Here's the sequence:

1. Check your model number. The label is sewn into the inside of the blanket, typically along the left inner seam. Confirm it matches the list above.
2. Stop using the blanket immediately. Unplug it. Do not heat or store it folded with the controller attached.
3. Visit lifeprofitness.com/pages/recall. This is Lifepro's official replacement portal.
4. Enter your serial number and purchase details. You will need either proof of purchase or the serial number printed on the spec label.
5. Wait for shipment. Lifepro is quoting 2–4 weeks for replacement blankets to ship. The replacement unit uses the newer control-pad revision (black or white faceplate).

Understanding the defect

Infrared sauna blankets work by routing low-voltage current through a flexible carbon (or graphene) heating layer sandwiched between insulating fabric. A controller regulates power delivery to maintain a target surface temperature, typically 130–175°F (55–80°C), based on a thermistor reading from inside the blanket.

In the affected Bioremedy units, CPSC documentation describes a failure in which the control circuit can fail to throttle power when the thermistor reading drifts out of spec. Without that throttle, the heating layer continues to draw current and surface temperatures have been reported as climbing well above 190°F — hot enough to cause contact burns on skin, particularly on thin areas of the ankles, calves, and back where the blanket presses directly against the body.

Why only the gray-faced control pad? Based on CPSC's recall notice and public production records, Lifepro revised the controller hardware at some point in mid-2025, moving to a new firmware and board revision packaged behind black or white faceplates. The gray-faced units represent the earlier revision where the defect originated. The color of the faceplate is the fastest external tell — consumers do not need to open anything to check.

At the time of publication, Lifepro Fitness has issued a brief public statement acknowledging the recall and directing consumers to its replacement portal, but has not made public comment on the pending litigation.

Timeline: how we got here

• September 2022 Lifepro Fitness begins selling the Bioremedy Infrared Sauna Blanket across Lifepro.com, Amazon, Walmart, QVC, and Dick's Sporting Goods.
• 2023 – 2024 Isolated consumer complaints appear on Reddit, Amazon reviews, and BBB — describing overheating, hot spots, and minor burns. Most remain unresolved or handled privately.
• Early 2025 Formal overheating and injury reports begin reaching the CPSC via SaferProducts.gov. Agency opens a preliminary investigation.Per CPSC recall filing.
• June 2025 Lifepro halts new sales of affected models. Replacement controller hardware moves into production.
• April 2026 CPSC announces official recall of ~78,000 units citing 65 overheating incidents and 32 confirmed burn injuries.
• April 2026 Law Offices of Jason Turchin files class action lawsuit; intake opens for injured owners.

What this means for the infrared wellness industry

The Lifepro recall is not an isolated event. In the same month, UK regulators flagged Bluzen-branded infrared blankets for a related overheating issue, and several private-label Amazon listings quietly disappeared. Anyone who's toured the sauna-blanket supply chain knows why: the majority of blankets sold in North America and Europe are built by a small number of Chinese OEMs that rebrand the same core hardware for different wellness labels. A defect in one production run can surface under a dozen names.

For consumers, the practical lesson is this: buying a sauna blanket under a fitness or wellness brand does not mean you're buying a domestically engineered product. It means you're trusting that brand's QC on an OEM unit. Brands that own more of their stack — custom heating elements, validated thermostats, over-temperature cutoffs, independent ETL or UL listings — are structurally less exposed to these failures.

If you're in the market for a replacement (outside the Lifepro program) or a new unit, our best sauna blankets guide ranks current models with explicit attention to certification, temperature-cutoff behavior, and EMF levels. We also maintain a live tracker at /safety/sauna-blanket-recalls/ covering every CPSC and international recall we're aware of.

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