The Recall Desk
Our severity:SevereCPSC·17017·Announced 2016-10-18

3 Squares Rice and Slow Cookers Recalled for Fire and Shock Hazards

Sherwood Marketing is recalling 3 Squares rice and slow cookers because improperly installed wiring can cause electrical shorting, posing fire and electric shock risks.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves fire and electric shock hazards with one reported shock injury, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating due to significant injury reports.

Plain-English summary

Sherwood Marketing, owner of the 3 Squares brand, is recalling approximately 175,000 3 Squares-branded Tim3 Machin3 and Mini Tim3 Machin3 rice and slow cookers. The recall involves 20-cup/4-quart or 8-cup/1.7-quart programmable electric cookers with fixed power cords. Affected models include those with numbers starting with 3RC and ending in 3010S, 3020S, 3434, 5020, and 9010S. The cookers are stainless steel with black molded plastic and feature a control panel on the front.

The recall is due to improperly installed wiring that can cause electrical shorting in the unit, posing fire and electric shock hazards. The firm has received three incident reports, including a cooker sparking when turned on and a cooker turning itself on. One shock injury was reported.

The cookers were sold at home, hardware, mass merchandisers, and department stores nationwide, as well as online at Amazon, Bed Bath & Beyond, Best Buy, Costco, Get3Squares, Home Depot, Kohl's, Target, Wayfair, and other websites from December 2015 through July 2016. Prices ranged between $30 and $70 depending on the model and capacity. An additional 100 units were sold in Canada.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled rice and slow cookers. The remedy is not available; consumers are instructed to destroy and discard the product. For recall questions, consumers can contact the CPSC Recall Hotline at 800-638-2772 or email [email protected].

The recalled product

Product
3 Squares rice and slow cookers
Manufacturer
Sherwood Marketing, owner of the 3 Squares brand, LLC, of San Diego, Calif.
Category
Consumer Product — Kitchen Appliances
Hazard
Affected units
175,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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