CPSC, West Bend Housewares LLC Announce Recall of Coffeemaker Carafes

Recalled August 19, 2005 · CPSC recall 05246 · West Bend Housewares

Hazard

The carafe handle can unexpectedly loosen or break, resulting in the carafe falling. This can cause burn injuries from hot coffee or lacerations from broken glass.

Remedy

Consumers should stop using the recalled carafes immediately and contact West Bend Housewares to receive a replacement carafe free of charge.

Units

About 14,000

Incidents / injuries

West Bend Housewares has received 194 reports of the handles breaking, including three reports of consumers receiving burns to their hands and arms.

Description

The carafe is a 10-cup capacity glass pot with a black, plastic handle. It is used with the West Bend Housewares 10-cup Automatic Coffeemaker (item # 56870). The 10-cup replacement carafe was sold separately (item # 5815). There is a four-digit date code printed on the bottom of the coffeemaker. Date codes beginning with 04 are included in this recall.

What to do

Consumers should stop using the recalled carafes immediately and contact West Bend Housewares to receive a replacement carafe free of charge.

Contact

For additional information, contact West Bend Housewares at (800) 874-4084 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.westbend.com

Product

10-cup Coffeemaker Carafes and Replacement Carafes

Imported by

West Bend Housewares LLC, of West Bend, Wis.

Retailers

AAFES, Dillards, Bi-Mart and retail stores that sell housewares, from July 2004 through July 2005, for about $32. The replacement carafe was sold separately for about $8.

Made in

China

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →