U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
CPSC, Whirlpool Corporation Announce Recall of
Coffee Makers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of
the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled
products immediately unless otherwise instructed. (To access color photos of
the following recalled products, see CPSC's Web site at
www.cpsc.gov.)
Name of product: KitchenAid® Coffee Makers.
Units: About 529,000.
Distributed by: Whirlpool Corporation, of Benton Harbor, Mich.
Hazard: An internal electrical component of the coffee maker can overheat and ignite, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: Whirlpool Corp. has received 13 reports of incidents involving coffee makers overheating resulting in minor property damage. No injuries have been reported.
Description: The recalled KitchenAid® coffee makers are black, white, red, or blue in color. They are manufactured in 10- and 12-Cup models. Consumers can determine if they have one of the recalled coffee makers by identifying the product’s model and serial numbers, which are located on a label on the bottom of the coffee maker. The affected models include:
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10 - Cup Models |
12 - Cup Models |
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KCM120OB |
KCM300OB |
KCM200OB |
KCM400OB |
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KCM120WH |
KCM300WH |
KCM200WH |
KCM400WH |
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KCM400ER |
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KCM400BU |
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The serial numbers of the affected products begin with the letters WCJ, WCK, WCL, WCM and WCP.
Sold through: Catalogs, department stores, specialty retailers and on-line retailers nationwide from January 1999 through December 2004 for between $50 and $130.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should unplug and stop using the coffee makers immediately and contact KitchenAid® for a free comparable coffee maker model or an exchange for another KitchenAid® product. Consumers should not return the coffee maker to the retailer where it was purchased.
Consumer Contact: Contact KitchenAid® at (800) 990-6255 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, and between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET on Saturday, or go to the firm’s Web site at www.KitchenAid.com/repair.
10-Cup Model (White) 10- Cup Model (Black)
12-Cup Model (White) 12- Cup Model (Black)
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals – contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC’s hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC’s teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270 or visit CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.
Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at
www.cpsc.gov.