General Electric Made for Walmart irons
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jun 21, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jun 21, 2014the latest report was made
- Jun 21, 2014the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- General Electric Made for Walmart
- Maker
- Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- IronsFor clothesCPSC’s product type: Clothing Irons (code 277), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Laundry, Fabric Care & Sewing
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| June 2014 | 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 Jun 21, 2014, sent to the company Jul 10, 2014, published by CPSC Jul 24, 2014
The product, in the report: General Electric Clothes Iron Model 898693 Series A2221DA Made for Walmart
General Electric Clothes Iron Model 898693 Series A2221DA Made for Walmart internal wiring burned through the back hard plastic cover of the iron (i.e., the base the iron when standing up, the back of the iron when ironing) with two exposed copper wires showing through the melted hard plastic. No damage to the exterior cord. Did not trip home circuit breaker. No previous maintenance, disassembly, or other mistreatment of the iron occurred.
- Model
- 898693
- UPC
- none
- Serial number
- A2221DA
- Bought from
- Walmart
- Bought
- Jun 20, 2013, about then
- Where
- Surprise, Arizona: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand General Electric Made for Walmart, made or sold by Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.