Recall #00-142 · Published July 11, 2000
Welbilt toaster ovens
CPSC published a recall notice for Welbilt toaster ovens from Welbilt on July 11, 2000. CPSC identifies this hazard: The ovens' heating elements can break, causing the glass door to shatter. The toasters could short circuit, causing electrical shocks and fires. The official remedy states: Firm no longer in business. Recall remedy no longer available. Discard the product. Do not donate or resell.
Why it was recalled
The ovens' heating elements can break, causing the glass door to shatter. The toasters could short circuit, causing electrical shocks and fires.
Official remedy
Firm no longer in business. Recall remedy no longer available. Discard the product. Do not donate or resell.
- Brand
- Welbilt
- Recall published
- July 11, 2000
- Units
- About 7,000
- Sold at / sales period
- Club, discount and department stores, and mail order catalogs sold the toaster ovens nationwide, from January 2000 through May 2000, for about $100.