Product type
Recalls involving electric kettles.
14 official CPSC notices published 1978–2026, covering at least 1.6 million units.
Type the model number from your electric kettle's label. Every model number named in a electric kettle recall is listed below, grouped by notice.
9 model numbers
Walmart Rival brand electric water kettles · 16-154 · 2016
Glass Whistle Kettle · 15-177 · 2015
Kenmore and Kenmore Elite Coffee Makers · 08-372 · 2008
Sears JC Penney automatic drip coffeemakers · 90-139 · 1990
Rowenta Coffee Maker and Water Boiler · 89-030 · 1989
Regal Ware electric coffee makers · 80-036 · 1980
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ZWILLING J.A. Henckels Aktiengesellschaft, Solingen, Germany
The kettle's handle can loosen and separate from the kettle, causing hot contents to spill, posing a risk of serious injury due to a burn hazard.
Co-Win Global
The handle can loosen and separate from the kettle, causing hot contents to spill, posing a burn hazard.
The heating element can fail and rupture, posing burn and shock hazards to the user.
Epoca International
The bottom portion of glass vessel can break when heated and the contents can spill, posing laceration and burn hazards.
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Sparking from the metallic decorations on the tea sets can result if used in a microwave oven, posing a risk of fire.
The wiring in the coffee maker can overheat, posing burn and fire hazards to consumers.
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The teapots are labeled safe for microwave use, but the handles can become hot in the microwave oven. This poses a possible burn hazard to consumers.
Fire & Fire-Related Burn
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Totals add up the figures the notices state, counting a reannounced or restated recall once; 7 of 14 notices add a unit count. A notice that gives no number adds nothing.
Counted across all 14 notices on file as of October 31, 2026. Each line says how many notices it rests on.
Amazon (2), Target (2), Bed Bath & Beyond (1), HomeGoods (1), and Kmart (1) are the stores named most often in the 7 notices that say where electric kettles were sold. 6 of the 7 notices mention online sales.
The 7 notices that give a price range from $10 to $200. Half of them name a price of $25 or less.
By the 7 notices that give sale dates, half the products were on sale for 3.5 years or less; the longest for 6.5 years. Half the recalls came within 3.5 years of the first sale; the other half reached products that had been on sale longer.
A refund in 3 of the 4 notices that name a remedy, a replacement in 1. Some notices offer more than one.
Burn is named in 11 of the 14 notices (79%), against 14% of all CPSC notices on file. Then fire (7), electric shock (2), and laceration (1).
All 7 notices that describe incidents report at least one; 1 reports injuries.
6 of the 14 notices list model numbers. They also name serial numbers in 1, date codes or manufacture dates in 5. A matching model number is a reason to open the notice, not the last word.
Where the notices say the numbers are: “on a product label on the underside of the water kettle” and “on the back of the units”.
China (7), Germany (1) and Singapore (1), in the 9 notices that name a manufacturing country.
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Every notice, newest first. Unit counts are the U.S. figures each notice states.
| Date | Recall | Hazard | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | Electric Kettles 26-489 | Burn | 113,440 |
| Feb 20, 2018 | KitchenAid electric kettles 18-103 | Burn | 40,200 |
| May 3, 2016 | Walmart Rival brand electric water kettles 16-154 | Burn, Electric shock | 1.2 million |
| Jul 9, 2015 | Glass Whistle Kettle 15-177 | Burn, Laceration | 113,000 |
| Sep 16, 2010 | Formation Brands Tea Sets 10-348 | Fire | 1,600 |
| Aug 26, 2008 | Kenmore and Kenmore Elite Coffee Makers 08-372 | Fire, Burn | 145,000 |
| Nov 28, 2005 | Starbucks Coffee Ceramic Teapots 06-512 | Burn | 257 |
| Jun 21, 1994 | Black & Decker Under-the-Cabinet automatic drip coffee… 94-096 | Fire, Burn | — |
| Aug 23, 1990 | Sears JC Penney automatic drip coffeemakers 90-139 | Fire, Burn | — |
| Apr 24, 1989 | Rowenta Coffee Maker and Water Boiler 89-030 | Fire, Burn | — |
| Jun 26, 1984 | Gemco Ware Whistler Glass Tea Kettle 84-043 | — | — |
| Aug 26, 1982 | General Electric drip coffee makers 82-035 | Fire, Burn | — |
| Oct 2, 1980 | Regal Ware electric coffee makers 80-036 | Electric shock | — |
| Feb 3, 1978 | Nobility 10-cup Automatic Coffeemakers 78-012 | Fire, Burn | — |
As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 14 recall notices for electric kettles since 1978, covering at least 1.6 million units. The most recent is “ZWILLING J. A. Henckels Aktiengesellschaft Recalls Electric Water Kettles Due to Risk of Serious Injury Due to Burn Hazard” (CPSC 26-489), announced May 14, 2026.
Yes. As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 1 recall notice for electric kettles in 2026, on May 14, 2026 (CPSC 26-489).
“Walmart Recalls Rival Electric Water Kettles Due to Burn and Shock Hazards” (CPSC 16-154), announced May 3, 2016: about 1.2 million units.
Brands named most often: Sears (3), General Electric (2), JC Penney (2), Black & Decker, Kmart, Montgomery Ward, Proctor-Silex and Rowenta, plus 6 more brands. Brand-name products are often made by another firm, so one recall can span several brands.
Find the model number on the product's rating label, then type it into the model-number lookup on this page. A match means the number appears in an official CPSC notice; open that notice to confirm any date codes or serial ranges it lists. No match is not proof that a product is safe. 6 of the 14 notices here list model numbers. They also name serial numbers in 1 and date codes or manufacture dates in 5.
Follow the remedy in the official notice and contact the firm it names. Across electric kettle recalls, the remedies offered most often are refund (3) and replacement (1).
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