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Official U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission consumer incident report from the SaferProducts.gov public database. Use the verification links below to confirm the record on SaferProducts.gov or via the public database export.

Product

Hamilton Beach Griddle Model# 38518R, Power Adapter Model# ZL203

Category

Electronics

Report number

20210301-06ECF-2147365596

Ownership age

About 0 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Overheating

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20210301-06ECF-2147365596. Severity: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received. Matched catalog product: Hamilton Beach Griddle Model# 38518R, Power Adapter Model# ZL203. Source model text: 33666. Incident: Purchased new Hamilton Beach [REDACTED] from Walmart. Within 3 hours of first use, it became dangerously overheated. Melted plastic handles, burned off paint and was clearly burning metal. Electric cord was hot.

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.
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Official report number: 20210301-06ECF-2147365596. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.