Product
Cuisinart TOB-40
Category
Kitchen Appliance
Report number
20210127-AB9FA-2147366256
Ownership age
About 73 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)
Failure type
Fire / ignition
Incident narrative
SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20210127-AB9FA-2147366256. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Cuisinart TOB-40. Source model text: TOB-40N. Incident: We have a Cuisinart toaster oven that malfunctioned to the point of being dangerous. The lower front heating element had begun to warp/bend over the past month, but it still worked. This morning while making toast, I noticed that the left side of the element was white hot like a flame. It looked like it was swelling at the connection point. I yanked the plug from the wall to avoid a fire. I have no doubt that the appliance would have caught on fire if it had been left to toast as usual. An adult was using the product to make toast when this occurred. The appliance was located on the kitchen counter with no other items around it.
Official report number: 20210127-AB9FA-2147366256. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.