CPSC, IMI Cornelius Announce Recall to Repair Frozen Carbonate Drink Dispensers
Home product recall 04-582. Announced by CPSC on Sep 17, 2004.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Sep 17, 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?
The motor drive can overheat and cause the liquid contents to become hot. If this happens, the dispenser’s nozzle can break and expose consumers to the hot liquid, posing a risk of burns.
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What should you do?
Owners of the drink dispensers should discontinue use and contact IMI Cornelius. The company will send a customer service representative to repair the product free of charge or provide the owners with a modification and instruction kit.
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- How to reach the firm: Call IMI Cornelius toll-free at (800) 464-4281 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s website at www.cornelius.com
Which ones are recalled?
This recall includes IMI Cornelius Pinnacle FCB frozen carbonate beverage dispensers manufactured between May 2002 and June 2004 with a specific motor drive system. The units contain two or four dispensing valves and come in various color combinations. The names “Cornelius,” “FCB,” and “Pinnacle” are located on identification plates on the unit’s right-side panel. Cornelius is notifying customers of the serial numbers of affected units sold to them.
About 990 units, as CPSC gives them.
Frozen Carbonate Drink Dispensers.
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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 IMI Cornelius, Anoka, Minn.
- Fast-food restaurants, discount department and convenience stores nationwide, between May 2002 and June 2004.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
IMI Cornelius has received three reports of the nozzle separating. No injuries have been reported.
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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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