CPSC, Char-Broil® Announce Recall of Gas Grills to Replace Temperature Gauges
Home product recall 04-096. Announced by CPSC on Mar 10, 2004.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Mar 10, 2004. 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?
If moisture gets inside the temperature gauge, the glass cover on the gauge can break, posing a risk of injury to people nearby.
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What should you do?
Contact Char-Broil to receive a free replacement temperature gauge. Consumers should not use the grill until the replacement gauge has been installed.
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- How to reach the firm: Call the Char-Broil Grill Service Center toll-free at (800) 241-7548 anytime or go to the firm’s Web site at www.charbroil.com
Which ones are recalled?
The products involved in this recall are outdoor gas barbeque grills. The recall includes three types of grills: The Commercial Series, Professional Series and Stainless Steel Series. The specific component involved in the recall is the temperature gauge mounted on the grill lid. The Commercial Series models are constructed from both painted metal and Stainless Steel. The Professional Series and Stainless Steel Series models are Stainless Steel construction. The Commercial Series gas grills have model numbers 4632210, 4632215, 463221503 and 463231503. These grills are sold with three main burners, with or without a side burner, and either a metal front panel or a cabinet with doors. The Professional Series gas grills have model numbers 4632235, 4632236, 4632240 and 4632241. These grills are sold as LP or natural gas, three or four main burners, with or without a side burner, and a cabinet with doors. The Stainless Steel Series by Char-Broil gas grill has model number 4632220. This grill is sold with three main burners and an open Stainless Steel Cart. The grill model number is located on a label on the back panel of the storage cart. Char-Broil grills with model numbers other than those identified above are not included in this recall.
108,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Char-Broil® Gas Grills, to replace temperature gauges.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 5 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Grand Hall Enterprise Co., Ltd., Taiwan.
- Distributed by Char-Broil, Columbus, Ga.
- Hardware, home improvement, appliance stores and specialty dealers nationwide. The Commercial Series grills sold from January 2002 through November 2003, for between $450 and $500; the Professional Series grills sold from February 2002 through November 2003, for between $800 and $1,000; and the Stainless Steel Series grills sold from January 2002 through May 2003, for $700.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Char-Broil is aware of at least 30 reports of the gauges breaking, including 12 incidents of consumers who reported minor injuries.
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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.
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