The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·00142·Announced 2000-07-11

Welbilt Toaster Ovens Recalled for Heating Element Breakage and Fire Risk

Appliance Co. of America is recalling about 7,000 Welbilt toaster ovens because heating elements can break, causing glass doors to shatter or fires to start.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk of fire and electrical shock, which are significant hazards, but the source explicitly states that no injuries have been reported, fitting the High severity criteria for risk-of-harm products without reported injury.

Plain-English summary

Appliance Co. of America is recalling about 7,000 Welbilt toaster ovens with rotisserie and griddle features. The recall involves model number TR660, which is white and black, approximately 17 inches wide and 12 inches high, and features a glass door. These ovens were sold nationwide through club, discount, and department stores, as well as mail order catalogs, from January 2000 through May 2000 for about $100.

The recall is being issued because the ovens' heating elements can break, which may cause the glass door to shatter. Additionally, the toasters could short circuit, posing a risk of electrical shocks and fires. The company has received 14 reports of heating elements breaking. In one incident, the glass door broke, and in another, a countertop was scorched. No injuries have been reported.

Because the firm is no longer in business, a standard recall remedy is no longer available. Consumers should discard the product and not donate or resell it. For more information, consumers should call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054).

The recalled product

Product
Welbilt toaster ovens
Manufacturer
Appliance Co. of America, of Great Neck, N.Y.
Category
Consumer Product — Small Kitchen Appliances
Hazard
Affected units
7,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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