T-FAL Avante Elite countertop and toaster ovens
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Oct 27, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Oct 27, 2011the latest report was made
- Oct 27, 2011the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- T-FAL Avante Elite
- Maker
- Groupe SEB USAMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Countertop and toaster ovensElectric, including broilersCPSC’s product type: Electric Counter-top Ovens, Broilers or Toaster Ovens (code 216), in Kitchen: Appliances
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| October 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Oct 27, 2011, sent to the company Nov 4, 2011, published by CPSC Nov 21, 2011
The product, in the report: Avante Elite convection toaster oven
We purchased an Avante Elite convection toaster oven by T-FAL on 3-2-2010. This oven has a glass door on the top, covering a warming tray. The glass door has a 4 inch black handle attached to lift the door. Below the warming section is the regular convection/toaster oven with a separate handle. The Avante Elite sits on top of a 14 inch high microwave oven on a wooden kids play table at the side of our kitchen.
At noon on 10-23-2011, we used the toaster function of the toaster oven to toast 4 slices of bread. We removed the toast and sat at our kitchen table which is 6 feet from the front of the Avante oven. Approximately ten minutes later there was a loud explosion sound and glass and the handle from the upper door of the Avante exploded into our kitchen. No one was near the oven, it was off at the time, and nothing hit it or dropped on it. It just exploded! Glass pieces hit me sitting in my wheelchair at our table but did not injure me. For a few minutes following the original explosion, pieces of glass continued to fly off. We took numerous pictures of the glass and oven to document this catastrophic failure.
We were shocked by this amazing event. Frequently, our four young grandchildren eat at the table below the Avante. Luckily, they were not at our house today. If they had been sitting at the table, they would surely have been seriously injured by the flying glass and flying handle which weighs over 4 ounces. My daughter also has this model Avante oven in her house but she will stop using it immediately.
I called T-FAL and started a report file with them about this incident. This is a very serious, dangerous failure of a common product which we felt the CSPS should know about.
- Model
- Avante Elite
- UPC
- 023108006712
- Serial number
- 0T806552/
4YA-3707 - Bought from
- Target
- Bought
- Mar 2, 2010
- Where
- Issaquah, Washington: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 62, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand T-FAL Avante Elite, made or sold by Groupe SEB USA
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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