The Recall Desk
SevereCPSC·12106·Announced 2012-02-09

Tassimo Single-Cup Coffee Makers Recalled by BSH Home Appliances Due to Burn Hazard

BSH Home Appliances is recalling Tassimo single-cup brewers because the plastic T Discs can burst, spraying hot liquid and grounds onto users and bystanders.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves significant injury reports, including 37 second-degree burns and one hospitalization, which aligns with the rubric criteria for a Severe (4) rating involving significant injury reports.

Plain-English summary

BSH Home Appliances Corp. is recalling approximately 835,000 Tassimo single-cup brewers in the United States and an additional 900,000 in Canada. The recall involves Bosch-brand Tassimo brewers and Tassimo Professional brewers that use plastic T Discs to brew hot drinks. The affected models include TAS100, TAS200, TAS451, TAS46, TAS651, and TAS6512CUL with specific date codes. These brewers were sold in various colors and through mass merchandise, home improvement stores, and online retailers from June 2008 through February 2012 for between $100 and $250. The Tassimo Professional model was sold directly to hotels and food service providers.

The recall is due to a burn hazard where the plastic T Disc holding the coffee or tea can burst. This can spray hot liquid, coffee grounds, or tea leaves onto consumers using the brewer and onto bystanders. There have been 140 reports of incidents involving the brewers spraying hot liquid or grounds, including 37 reports of second-degree burn injuries. One incident involved a 10-year-old girl from Minnesota who received second-degree burns to her face and neck and required hospitalization.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Tassimo brewers. They should contact BSH Home Appliances to order a free replacement T Disc holder for the brewing mechanism. Additional information and the replacement order form are available at www.tassimodirect.com under the Safety Recall section, or by calling the firm toll-free at (855) 843-2487 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday.

The recalled product

Product
Tassimo Single-Cup Brewers
Affected units
835,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Same manufacturer · BSH Home Appliances Corp., of Irvine, Calif.

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