CPSC, Appliance Co. of America Announce Recall of Toaster Ovens
Home product recall 00-142. Announced by CPSC on Jul 11, 2000.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jul 11, 2000. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The ovens’ heating elements can break, causing the glass door to shatter. The toasters could short circuit, causing electrical shocks and fires.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Firm no longer in business. Recall remedy no longer available. Discard the product. Do not donate or resell.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: The firm is out of business. Consumers should call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054).
Which ones are recalled?
These Welbilt toaster ovens with rotisserie and griddle have model number TR660 on the back of the oven. The oven is white and black about 17 inches wide and 12 inches high, and has a glass door. Three knobs on the right side of the oven control the temperature; function, such as broil, rotisserie, toast and bake; and length of time. “WELBILT® Toaster Oven With Rotisserie & Griddle” is written on the oven’s lower-right front.
About 7,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Welbilt toaster ovens.
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?
- Made by Appliance Co., America, of Great Neck, N.Y.
- Club, discount and department stores, and mail order catalogs sold the toaster ovens nationwide, from January 2000 through May 2000, for about $100.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Appliance Co. of America has received 14 reports of heating elements breaking. In one incident, the glass door broke, and in another, a countertop was scorched. No injuries have been reported.
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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