Product
Cuisinart TOB-40
Category
Kitchen Appliance
Report number
20131209-BAADA-2147449213
Ownership age
About 12 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)
Failure type
Fire / ignition
Incident narrative
SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20131209-BAADA-2147449213. Matched catalog product: Cuisinart TOB-40. Incident: Cuisinart TOB-40 toaster oven purchased less than one year ago (December 18, 2012). One of the four heating elements developed a split in the outer covering which started glowing very hot and red (what I call a "hot spot"). This is a serious fire hazard.
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Official report number: 20131209-BAADA-2147449213. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.