Roomba Combo j7+ reported to overheat and partially melt while charging
S2 · 20 Dec 2025 · iRobot
Record
| Company | iRobot |
| Industry | Consumer robotics |
| Type(s) | malfunction |
| Date | 20 Dec 2025 (day precision) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | no physical site (recall / fleet-wide / aggregate record) |
| Severity | (minor injury or single-unit damage) |
| Scale | 1 unit |
| Confidence | low |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
A consumer-reported incident described a Roomba Combo j7+ vacuum-mop overheating and melting on its charging dock; iRobot reviewed the report, said it found no record of related injuries, and did not consider it a safety issue.
Primary source
Farzan Law (consumer safety blog)
Publisher: Farzan Law (consumer safety blog) · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 2025 | Roomba Combo j7+ reported to overheat and partially melt while charging | Farzan Law (consumer safety blog) | Farzan Law |
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