FindLaw Class Action and Mass Tort Center: Recalls: CPSC: Table Top Grills Recall/Repair by Char-Broil
NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
| Office of Information and Public Affairs |
Washington, DC 20207 |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
CONTACT: Kate Premo |
| June 26, 1996 |
(301) 504-0580 Ext. 1187 |
| Release # 96-153 |
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CPSC and Char-Broil Announce Recall to Repair Table Top
Grills
WASHINGTON,D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Char-Broil of Columbus,
Ga., is announcing a voluntary recall to replace the
regulators on about 1.2 million Char-Broil table top LP gas
grills (Model 1200). If dirt, sand, or other debris becomes
lodged in the grill's regulator valve, the regulator may
appear to be shut off when it's not. Gas may continue to
flow through the regulator, building up over time. If
consumers try to relight the grill after LP gas has built
up, the grill could burst into flames or explode.
Char-Broil and CPSC are not aware of any injuries
involving these grills. This recall is being conducted to
prevent the possibility of injury.
The black steel tabletop grills measure approximately
11 inches wide, 18 inches long, and nine inches deep (when
closed). The grills are packaged with a silver metal grill
shelf and two V-shaped metal stands in a brown cardboard box
labeled in part, "Char-Broil ...Portable Tabletop LP Gas
Grill ...Model 1200."
Hardware and home supply stores, including Ace
Hardware, Best Buy, and Home Depot, sold the grills
nationwide from January 1992 to March 1996 for about $30.
Consumers who own these grills should call Char-Broil
at (800) 241-7548. Char-Broil will send consumers a new,
free replacement regulator with an internal filter which
will help prevent debris from interfering with the
regulator.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public from the unreasonable risk of injury
or death from 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. To report a dangerous product
or a product-related injury and for information on CPSC's fax-on-demand service, call CPSC's hotline at (800)
638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270. To order a press release through fax-on-demand, call
(301) 504-0051 from the handset of your fax machine and enter the release number. Consumers can obtain this
release and recall information via Internet at www.cpsc.gov or report product hazards to
info@cpsc.gov.
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