Product
Cuisinart TOB-40
Category
Kitchen Appliance
Report number
20141020-C3DCB-2147439910
Ownership age
About 30 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)
Failure type
Fire / ignition
Incident narrative
SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20141020-C3DCB-2147439910. Matched catalog product: Cuisinart TOB-40. Incident: My Cuisinart TOB-40 is 2.5 years old. The lower front heating coil has bent and broken open on the right side. This causes a hot spot that sparks and occasionally flames. Reading Amazon reviews of this product shows that many other people have had this same issue.
This is a consumer incident report published on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by people outside of CPSC. It is not automatically an official recall or manufacturer admission.
Official report number: 20141020-C3DCB-2147439910. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.