Groupe SEB USA irons
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jun 29, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jun 29, 2012the latest report was made
- Jun 29, 2012the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- None given: no report names a brand, so the group is named for its maker, Groupe SEB USA
- Maker
- Groupe SEB USAMakers, 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 2012 | 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 29, 2012, sent to the company Aug 30, 2012, published by CPSC Sep 14, 2012
The product, in the report: Iron
Caller has iron she inherited from her aunt and that was new in condition.
She was ironing on June 28th, 2012, sat the iron down to turn the fabric when flames shot out from area where cord meets the iron.
The flames were possible one and a half inches high.
She immediately unplugged the iron and the flames extinguished. She estimates that seeing the flames and unplugging the cord took possibly 15 seconds or less. Guide for cord is charred black and handle is cracked..
Caller has not contacted manufcturer yet but does intend to contact them. She thought that she was calling them when she contacted the CPSC hotline.
Caller would ask that the iron be replaced at manufacturer expense.
- Model
- DM253
- Bought from
- Boscov, Pennsylvania
- Where
- Powell, Tennessee: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- made or sold by Groupe SEB USA
- 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.
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