SaferProducts incident

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20260515-7C562-2147319285. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Cuisinart TOA-70 (The Cuisinart TOA-70 / CTOA-122NAS is a countertop air fryer toaster oven designed for home kitchen use. The unit combines air frying, toasting, baking, and broiling functions in a single appliance and is marketed for everyday family cooking.The unit's serial number is DC 3925 BB, located on the bottom of the appliance.). Incident: On April 28,2026, I was using my Cuisinart TOA-70 Air Fryer Toaster Oven to make morning toast a routine, low-temperature use of the appliance. While the unit was in operation, the rubber door gasket at the interior base of the oven cavity caught fire. I extinguished the fire using a fire extinguisher I had on hand in my kitchen. No one was physically injured. However, my children were seated at the kitchen table immediately adjacent to the unit at the time of the fire. The only reason this did not result in injuries is because I was present, acted quickly, and happened to have a fire extinguisher within reach. Under any other ordinary circumstance had I stepped out of the room, had the fire extinguisher not been there, had my children been alone this could have been a very different outcome. This is not an isolated manufacturing defect. Independent consumer reports spanning 2022 through 2026 document the same rubber gasket failure across multiple TOA-70 units. A prior CPSC incident report ([REDACTED]) documents an identical gasket failure that also resulted in a fire inside the oven cavity. Newly purchased units as recently as February 2026 exhibit the same defect, indicating no corrective action has been taken by the manufacturer. The unit was purchased on March 25, 2026 from Target. [REDACTED]. Serial #DC 3925 BB. The unit has been returned to Target.