Masterbuilt Manufacturing Inc. Recalls Electric Smokers for Fire Hazard
Recall 06173 · May 31, 2006 · Masterbuilt Manufacturing Inc.
10,700
units affected
10,700
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 06173
- Date
- May 31, 2006
- Company
- Masterbuilt Manufacturing Inc.
- Units affected
- 10,700
- Product
- Electric Smokehouse Smokers
- Product type
- Grills, Smokers & Accessories
- Hazard
- Fire
The product
The smokers cook food slowly at lower temperatures and use wood chips to produce smoke inside the unit for flavor. Wood chips are placed inside the smoker and heated using an electric burner element to produce smoldering coals. The electric smokehouse model ESQ30B has a black powder coated outer shell with the Masterbuilt Electric Smokehouse logo on the front door. The electric smokehouse model ESQ30S has a stainless steel outer shell with the Masterbuilt Electric Smokehouse logo on the front door. The model number is located on a metal plate on the back of the unit.
What can happen
Smoldering wood chips used in the wood chip box can ignite into flames when the door of the unit is opened, posing a risk of burn injuries to users and property damage to nearby combustibles.
The fix
Consumers should stop using these smokers immediately, and contact the firm to receive a free repair kit.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Masterbuilt has received two reports of units that were damaged as a result of wood chip flare-ups. No injuries or property damage were reported.
- Sold at
- Sporting goods stores sold these smokers nationwide from July 2005 through May 2006 for between $200 and $250.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled electric smokehouse smokers?
Consumers should stop using these smokers immediately, and contact the firm to receive a free repair kit.
What is the hazard?
Smoldering wood chips used in the wood chip box can ignite into flames when the door of the unit is opened, posing a risk of burn injuries to users and property damage to nearby combustibles.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.