CPSC, Tim Hortons Announce Recall of Coffeemakers
Home product recall 00-074. Announced by CPSC on Mar 2, 2000.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Mar 2, 2000. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 31,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The coffeepot’s handle can break, causing the pot to fall. Consumers can suffer burn injuries from hot coffee or lacerations from broken glass.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using the coffeepots immediately. Consumers should contact Tim Hortons for instructions on receiving a replacement coffeepot and $5 gift certificate.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Call Tim Hortons toll-free at (888) 273-9846 (BREWTIM) between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or access their website at www.timhortons.com
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled coffeemaker is made of black plastic. The coffeepot is made of glass with a black plastic handle. The top of the handle has a red thumbrest. Measurement units on the pot are “24 oz/682 mL” and “48oz/1363 mL.” “Tim Hortons” is on the coffeemaker and the coffeepot. Tim Hortons coffeemakers that are made of white plastic are not part of this recall.
About 31,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Coffeemakers.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Distributed by Tim Hortons, a chain, coffeeshops operated by the TDL Group Ltd., of Ontario, Canada.
- Tim Hortons coffeeshops in Kentucky, Ohio, Maine, Michigan, New York, and West Virginia sold the coffeemakers, from October 1999 through February 2000, for about $65.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Tim Hortons has received 150 reports of handles breaking off of the coffeepots, resulting in nine burn injuries.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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