CPSC and BSH Home Appliances Corp. Announce Recall to Repair 45-Inch Electric Cook Tops
Home product recall 03-503. Announced by CPSC on Oct 11, 2002.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Oct 11, 2002. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 330 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The cooking controls are miswired, which can pose a shock hazard to consumers.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using the cook tops immediately and contact BSH Home Appliance for a free in home repair.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Contact BSH Home Appliance at (800) 758-1001 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled electric cook tops were sold under the “Thermador” brand name and have the model number TMH45PS and serial numbers ranging from 82030001 through 82070100. The model number and serial number can be found inside the cook top, under the hinged top. The recalled stainless steel cook tops are 45 inches wide, have four coil elements, and a griddle/grill.
About 330 units, as CPSC gives them.
45-Inch Electric Cook Tops.
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 BSH Home Appliances Corp., Huntington Beach, Calif.
- Appliance and specialty stores nationwide sold the cook tops, from March 2002 through September 2002, for between $1,000 and $1,100.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
BSH Home Appliance has received 2 reports of the cooking controls malfunctioning, though 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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