The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says that 1.4 million pressure-assisted flushing systems linked to exploding toilets in North America resulting in 23 injuries and about $710,000 in property damages have been recalled.

Affected Flushmate pressure-assisted flushing systems included in the recall were installed inside of toilet tanks and manufactured between Sept. 3, 1996 to Dec. 7, 2013. The New Hudson, Michigan-based company says through the CPSC it has received 1,446 reports in the U.S. and seven in Canada of the recalled units "bursting."

One of the 23 injuries reported in the recall is said to have required foot surgery.

"Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Flushmate II 501-B systems, turn off the water supply to the unit and flush the toilet to release the internal pressure," the CPSC reports in the recall. "Consumers should contact Flushmate to request a free Flushmate replacement unit and installation by a technician.

"The system can burst at or near the vessel weld seam releasing stored pressure. This pressure can lift the tank lid and shatter the tank, posing impact and laceration hazards to consumers and property damage."

The federal agency reports the affected Series 503 Flushmate III was recalled three separate times in June 2012, January 2014 and July 2016.

Affected pressure-assisted flushing systems were manufactured in Michigan, and sold at Home Depot, Lowe's and nationwide in retail locations and online between 1996 and 2015. The recalled systems typically went for about $108 (not including the toilet, of course).