Health Canada is recalling a brand of tankless water heaters over carbon monoxide poisoning risks.
The Vesta brand’s VRP and VRS model water heaters are said to have an exhaust duct that can crack, according to an Oct. 16 Health Canada notice. This can allow gases to escape and get into the home, posing a carbon monoxide poisoning risk.
Carbon monoxide poisoning can cause serious injury and even death, the agency said.
It recommended that customers “immediately stop using the recalled product” and contact the company to have a free repair installed by a certified technician.
There were 3,496 units sold in Canada between May 2017 and July 2025. In the United States, 36,700 were sold at plumbing stores between the same dates….