CPSC, Bunn-O-Matic Announce Recall of Home Coffeemakers
Home product recall 05-189. Announced by CPSC on Jun 10, 2005.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jun 10, 2005. 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 coffeemaker’s plastic pour-in bowl and lid can melt or ignite due to an electrical failure, posing a burn and fire hazard to consumers.
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What should you do?
Consumers should unplug the coffeemaker and allow it to cool (for at least three hours) before checking to see if they have one of the recalled units. Consumers can contact the firm to obtain a free repair or purchase a new unit at a discount.
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- How to reach the firm: For more information, consumers should call Bunn-O-Matic at (800) 352-2866 between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
The recall involves Bunn® home coffeemakers with model numbers GR-10B, GR-10W, B-10B, B-10W, and BT-10B (including any of those same model numbers ending in the additional letter D) with six-digit date codes ending in “01,” “02,” or “03.” Also involved in the recall are the same models with dates codes ending in “04” and middle digits between “01” and “21.” (If the date code has a seventh digit, consumers should ignore the last digit and use the first six digits.) The model number and date code are stamped on a small white or silver sticker on the bottom of the coffeemaker. The 10-cup Bunn® coffeemakers have either a black or white plastic base and top, and measure 14¼ inches high by 7 inches wide by 13¾ inches deep. The word “BUNN®” is printed on the front of the machine in chrome.
About 1.75 million units, as CPSC gives them.
Bunn® home coffeemakers.
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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 Bunn-O-Matic Corp., Springfield, Ill.
- Department and hardware stores nationwide, between February 2001 and August 2004, for about $100.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Bunn-O-Matic has received 17 reports of the bowl or lid melting, though 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.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.