Walmart Just Issued a Nationwide Recall on 850,000 of Its Fan-Favorite Water Bottles For This Serious Reason
Walmart is recalling roughly 850,000 water bottles from a popular brand due to a potentially dangerous situation in which the lid can forcefully eject from the bottle. The brand in question is Ozark but, more specifically, it's the Ozark Trail 64 oz Stainless Steel Insulated Water Bottles.
Recalls are not to be taken lightly and, in this case, Walmart asks that owners of the Ozark Trail 64 oz Stainless Steel Insulated Water Bottle stop using them immediately, and contact Walmart for a refund. But, first, let's get into more of the specifics.
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Again, this recall is for the 64 oz Ozark Trail stainless steel insulated water bottles. But even more specifically, they're silver with a black screw-on lid and have the Ozark Trail logo on the side. The bottles are about 11.5 inches tall and pretty wide, like a hefty thermos. While the model number (83-662) is on the packaging, it isn't printed on the bottle itself. That means you'll need to go by how it looks.
So far Walmart has received three reports from customers who were injured after being struck in the face by the lid, which forcefully ejected itself upon opening. Two of the customers have suffered permanent vision loss as they were each struck in the eye.This is why it's so important for anyone who owns this particular Ozark water bottle to stop using it right away. For your refund, you can call Walmart toll-free at 800-925-6278 from 7 a.m. through 9 p.m. CT any day or online at www.walmart.com/help or https://corporate.walmart.com/recalls for additional information.
The 64 oz Ozark Trail stainless steel insulated water bottles have been sold exclusively at Walmart stores nationwide and online at Walmart.com since 2017. They cost approximately $15.Walmart Just Issued a Nationwide Recall on 850,000 of Its Fan-Favorite Water Bottles For This Serious Reason first appeared on Parade on Jul 10, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 10, 2025, where it first appeared.
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