CPSC and The Coleman Co. Announce Recall of Gas Grills
Home product recall 00-153. Announced by CPSC on Aug 1, 2000.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Aug 1, 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?
A sharp edge on the metal heat shield below the control panel of the grill can cause lacerations to the hands, wrists or arms.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately contact Coleman to receive a free repair kit. The repair kit contains a plastic sheath to cover the sharp edge on the heat shield.
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- How to reach the firm: Consumers may contact Coleman toll free at (877) 846-1070 anytime to receive a free repair kit or visit the Coleman Grill website at www.bbqhq.com/aboutus/recall.htm
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled grills are green and black and have a red Coleman emblem on the grill’s cover. The grill has a wheeled cart with two side tables or one side table and a side burner, and features a warming rack above the grilling surface. Only grills with series numbers 2000 or 3000 are included in the recall. The series numbers are on the face plate of the grill, located on the right hand side of the control panel.
About 86,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Coleman Gas grills.
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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 The Coleman Co., Witchita, Kan.
- Home improvement and discount department stores sold the grills nationwide from January through April 2000 for between $350 and $500.
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Was anyone hurt?
Coleman has received six reports from consumers who received cuts or lacerations on their hands, wrists, or arms from the heat shield when they were accessing the propane cylinder underneath the grill.
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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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