Char-Broil electric grills
4 reports to CPSC, the latest made May 27, 2024. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 4reports to CPSC
- May 27, 2024the latest report was made
- Jun 2, 2017the earliest
- 4with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Char-Broil
- Maker
- Char-Broil, LLCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Electric grillsCPSC’s product type: Electric Grills (code 3229), in Yard & Garden: Grills & Accessories
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)
“Char Broil”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| May 2024 | 1 |
| January 2022 | 1 |
| August 2017 | 1 |
| June 2017 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
- 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.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made May 27, 2024, sent to the company May 30, 2024, published by CPSC Jun 21, 2024
The product, in the report: Char-Broil Patio Bistro Electric Grill
Charbroil Patio Bistro Electric Grill. The cord overheated and melted the outside outlet. Could have started a fire. This was only the third time using this grill.
- Bought from
- Target, Virginia
- Bought
- Jul 4, 2023
- Where
- Henrico, Virginia: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 34, Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Char-Broil, made or sold by Char-Broil, LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Jan 26, 2022, sent to the company Jan 27, 2022, published by CPSC Feb 10, 2022
The product, in the report: Char-Broil 17202004 Digital Electric Smoker, 725 Deluxe
Char-Broil 17202004 Digital Electric Smoker: Electric connection caught fire and burned up.
- Model
- 17202004
- UPC
- 099143020044
- Serial number
- 50802355
- Bought from
- Amazon
- Bought
- Dec 3, 2019
- Where
- Lakewood Ranch, Florida: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 70, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Char-Broil, made or sold by Char-Broil, LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Aug 4, 2017, sent to the company Aug 14, 2017, published by CPSC Aug 28, 2017
The product, in the report: An Electric BBQ. Char-Broil TRU InfraRed Patio Bistro 240
This is an electric BBQ powered by an electric 110 volt wall outlet. The on/Off switch is not in any way prevented from turning on by the usual Push In (indent) method used for example in an electric range. The knob moves freely from its off position to any one of 5 power numbers simply by turning the knob. The plastic weather cover which is made by Char-Broil for this unit upon placing it over the BBQ invariably will turn the unit on. A red light behind the knob indicating that the unit is on is thus concealed. The BBQ will ignite the cover and thus create a fire. We have the unit placed on a porch on the second floor of a condominium. If we had not noticed this problem and thus avoided it by always unplugging the unit after use I’m confident we would have experienced a serious fire.
- Model
- 17602048
- Bought from
- Amazon.com
- Bought
- Mar 2, 2017
- Where
- Prescott, Arizona: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Char-Broil, made or sold by Char-Broil, LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Hurt, no treatment Made Jun 2, 2017, sent to the company Jun 12, 2017, published by CPSC Jul 3, 2017
The product, in the report: Char Broil Patio Bistro electric grill.
We have a Char Broil Patio Bistro electric grill. The grill has a metal handle by which the entire unit is supposed to be lifted (rocking it backward onto its rear wheels) and then moved. Recently, after plugging it in, I was shocked quite badly by this metal handle. Then, when going to unplug it several minutes later, I noticed the plug and outlet as being excessively hot.
- Model
- Patio Bistro
- Serial number
- conveniently, the paper tag wore off
- Bought from
- Lowes
- Bought
- Jun 1, 2016, about then
- Where
- Dayton, Ohio: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 50, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Char Broil, made or sold by Char-Broil, LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
CPSC’s disclaimer
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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