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4 reports to CPSC, the latest made Sep 12, 2018. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 4reports to CPSC
  • Sep 12, 2018the latest report was made
  • Nov 29, 2014the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Hotpoint
Makers
GE Appliances, a Haier company and GE Appliances & LightingMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Stoves and ovensElectric or gas not saidCPSC’s product type: Ranges or Ovens, Not Specified (code 281), in Kitchen: Appliances

By month

1 report from October 2017 to September 2018; the most in September 2018, 1. 3 earlier reports, since November 2014, are in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
September 20181
May 20171
February 20171
November 20141

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Death 1
  • No one hurt 3 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.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. Death

    Made Sep 12, 2018, sent to the company Sep 20, 2018, published by CPSC Oct 4, 2018

    The product, in the report: Hotpoint oven Model RB52BC2WH

    19 month old playing inside a Hotpoint oven model RB525BC2WH. The oven/stove fell/tipped over and pinned the child causing his death.

    Model
    RB52BC2WH
    UPC
    unknown
    Serial number
    unknown
    Where
    Radcliff, Kentucky: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 1, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Hotpoint, made or sold by GE Appliances, a Haier company
  2. No one hurt

    Made May 1, 2017, sent to the company May 9, 2017, published by CPSC May 23, 2017

    The product, in the report: Hotpoint oven

    There is a Hotpoint oven model# RB757WH4WW in the house that we rent. The outer glass door exploded at about 6:30 in the morning. The oven had not been on since the previous night. The oven is about 4 years old. Luckily we were all in the bed when this happened, but there was glass all over the entire kitchen.

    Model
    RB757WH4WW
    Where
    Tupelo, Mississippi: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Hotpoint, made or sold by GE Appliances, a Haier company
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  3. No one hurt

    Made Feb 22, 2017, sent to the company Mar 3, 2017, published by CPSC Mar 17, 2017

    The product, in the report: Tempered external glass door shattered

    Oven glass external door exploded & shattered

    Model
    SD33x
    Serial number
    S/N402073460
    Bought from
    Currys
    Bought
    Jun 9, 2014
    Where
    London, United Kingdom: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unknown
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Hotpoint, made or sold by GE Appliances, a Haier company
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  4. No one hurt

    Made Nov 29, 2014, sent to the company Dec 8, 2014, published by CPSC Dec 22, 2014

    The product, in the report: hot point stove

    my wife noticed as she passed by the stove in the kitchen in the morning when she woke up that the oven was hot so she opened the door and noticed a flame in the bottom of the unit but it had not been turned on since the night before, she called me and I was shocked so I called ge consumer product safety and reported problem and I was given prompt service and the said bad thermostate I still have bad part and kept it in my basement stored away

    Model
    rgb530dep2ww
    Serial number
    13404698
    Bought from
    abc appliance, Indiana
    Where
    ft wayne, Indiana: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Spouse
    As this report names them
    Brand hotpoint, made or sold by GE Appliances & Lighting
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources
  • 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.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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