The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·05246·Announced 2005-08-19

West Bend Housewares Recalls 10-Cup Coffeemaker Carafes Due to Handle Failure

West Bend Housewares is recalling 10-cup coffeemaker carafes because the handles can break, causing the glass to fall and potentially resulting in burns or cuts.

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-harm product where injury (burns) has been reported, but no deaths or serious injuries requiring hospitalization are mentioned, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products with reported injury.

Plain-English summary

West Bend Housewares LLC is recalling approximately 14,000 10-cup coffeemaker carafes and replacement carafes. The recalled products are glass pots with black plastic handles used with the West Bend Housewares 10-cup Automatic Coffeemaker (item # 56870). The replacement carafe was also sold separately (item # 5815). The carafes were manufactured in China and sold from July 2004 through July 2005 at retailers including AAFES, Dillards, Bi-Mart, and other housewares stores for about $32. The replacement carafe sold separately for about $8. Date codes beginning with 04 are included in this recall.

The recall is being issued because the carafe handle can unexpectedly loosen or break, causing the carafe to fall. This failure can result in burn injuries from hot coffee or lacerations from broken glass. West Bend Housewares has received 194 reports of handles breaking, including three reports of consumers receiving burns to their hands and arms.

Consumers should stop using the recalled carafes immediately. They should contact West Bend Housewares at (800) 874-4084 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit www.westbend.com to receive a replacement carafe free of charge.

The recalled product

Product
10-cup Coffeemaker Carafes and Replacement Carafes
Manufacturer
West Bend Housewares LLC, of West Bend, Wis.
Category
Consumer Product — Kitchen Appliances
Hazard
Affected units
14,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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