Oster electric coffee makers and teapots
2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Oct 7, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 2reports to CPSC
- Oct 7, 2012the latest report was made
- Jun 13, 2011the earliest
- 2with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Oster
- Maker
- Sunbeam Products, Inc. d/b/a Jarden Consumer SolutionsMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Electric coffee makers and teapotsCPSC’s product type: Electric Coffee Makers or Teapots (code 217), in Kitchen: Appliances
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)
“Oster, Digital Electric Tea Kettle”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| October 2012 | 1 |
| June 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 2 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 7, 2012, sent to the company Oct 16, 2012, published by CPSC Oct 30, 2012
The product, in the report: Oster Electric Tea Kettle
My Oster Electric Tea Kettle, model # BVST - EK5967, purchased from Target within the past three months, had an electric meltdown today. It fused the tea kettle base to the teapot. There was a circle of ash one foot around the base, and it smelled like burning plastic. Luckily, I have granite counters and a tile backsplash, and nothing was too close to it.
The tea kettle was sitting on the bottom heating plate, but was not on, and it had water in it. It was on a GFI outlet, which did not shut off. Fortunately we were home and smelled something burning. I can only imagine that it would have caught fire and put the other neighbors in my condo at risk!
I am going to return this to Target, but I wanted to file a report so that someone looks into this. I am seriously worried about the danger this could have caused!
- Model
- bvst-EK5967
- Bought from
- Target, Massachusetts
- Bought
- Aug 15, 2012, about then
- Where
- Gloucester, Massachusetts: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Oster, Digital Electric Tea Kettle, made or sold by Sunbeam Products, Inc. d/
b/ a Jarden Consumer Solutions - How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Jun 13, 2011, published by CPSC Jul 6, 2011
The product, in the report: Electric Tea Kettle, Two Quarts
On or about June 6, 2011, our Oster tea kettle, Model No. 5965, made in China, and purchased from Target on Target on March 31, 201, was on a burner on the stove that had not been in use. That burner was mistakenly turned on. After a short interval the plastic base on which the kettle rests and which contains the electric cord burst into flames. The black plastic base was full enveloped by fire with a thick black smoke being produced. Some of the molten plastic broke off and fell into the stove as the base started to melt. Fortunately, the fire was extinguished with a fire extinguisher before it spread from the stove. The complaint is that this plastic is highly flammable. Since a coffee pot is likely to be around a stove, this plastic should have had a fire retardant added to it. If it had a fire retardant, it would not have developed into a serious fire so quickly.
- Model
- Tea Kettle No. 5965
- Bought from
- Target
- Bought
- Mar 31, 2011
- Where
- Raleigh, North Carolina: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Oster, made or sold by Sunbeam Products, Inc. d/
b/ a Jarden Consumer Solutions - How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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