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Viking Range Corp. Recalls Toasters Due to Shock Hazard

Home product recall 09-081. Announced by CPSC on Jan 6, 2009.

  • CPSC: stop using it
CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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The short answer

Announced by CPSC on Jan 6, 2009. 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?

Wiring inside the toaster can become loose and contact the toaster body, posing a shock hazard to consumers.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What should you do?

Consumers should stop using the toaster immediately and unplug it, and contact Viking to obtain a free replacement toaster.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact Viking toll-free at (888) 267-4460 Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central time, and Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Central time, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.vikingrange.com

Which ones are recalled?

The recall involves Viking Professional Four-Slot Toasters, model numbers VT400WH, VT400BK, VT400GG, VT400SG, VT400BR and VT400CB. The toaster has a label on its underside that states in part, “Viking, UL Listed 73D3, Viking Range Corporation, Model VT400 Series”.

About 10,000 units, as CPSC gives them.

Four-Slice Slot Electric Toasters.

Source:

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?

  • Distributed by Viking Range Corp., Greenwood, Miss.
  • Culinary products retailers, online dealers, and Viking’s web site from April 2005 through November 2008 for about $300.
  • Made in China, as the notice gives it.
Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Was anyone hurt?

Viking has received five reports from consumers who experienced minor shock when touching the outside of the toaster.

Source:

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.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • 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.

Source:

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.

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