Jetboil Flash Cooking System other grills or stoves

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Aug 2, 2016. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

1report to CPSC
Aug 2, 2016the latest report was made
Aug 2, 2016the earliest
1with the company’s comments

Brand: Jetboil Flash Cooking System
Maker: JETBOIL INC (send to Johnson Outdoors)Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product: Other grills or stovesCPSC’s product type: Other Grills or Stoves (code 3233), in Yard & Garden: Grills & Accessories

By month

1 report from September 2015 to August 2016; the most in August 2016, 1.

The numbers, as a table

Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
Month	Reports
August 2016	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.

No one hurt
Made Aug 2, 2016, sent to the company Aug 10, 2016, published by CPSC Aug 31, 2016

The product, in the report: Flash Cooking System is a personal cooking system that includes a cooking cup that attaches directly to the burner. Cooking cup has a 1.0 L capacity. The stove features a push button igniter and burner plastic stand. Color is Desert green. Weight is 14 oz. Dimensions are 4.1’’ x 7.1’’ FLASH-1 D549

I purchased a Jetboil Flash Personal Cooking System (Blue Desert color) from Backcountry.com on May 29, 2016. I noticed there was a very strong plastic smell to it when I received the product, but the seller assured me it is common with new stoves. I did not attempt to use the stove until a camping trip on July 17, 2016. On July 17, 2016, I put cold water into the Jetboil cup and attached it to the Jetboil burner that is attached to Jetboil fuel canister. I made sure that the burner is at the lowest setting and pressed the igniter button that is supposed to automatically ignite the stove.
What happened instead is I saw the whole stove go up in flames. I could not touch the stove or attempt to disconnect the fuel canister due to extremely high temperature and used whatever water I had at the campsite to put out the fire. Upon examination of the damage, I noticed that the igniter button completely melted off, plastic stand that the burner is attached to sustained substantial damage, and there was some damage to the wooden picnic table. Upon first use, the whole plastic burner bottom went up in flames when I pressed the igniter. This sort of malfunction is a major safety issue, especially if I did not have access to water at the campsite (which is common on camping trips), the fire could ultimately lead to fuel canister explosion.
I contacted the manufacturer Jetboil via email describing an incident and attaching photos of the damage but have received no response. Jetboil has previously recalled some of their product and it appears to be another instance of brand new stoves not being properly tested before being put on the market.

Bought from
Backcountry.com
Bought
May 29, 2016
Where
King Salmon, Unspecified: Other
Who was involved
Age 28, Female
The reporter’s relation to them
My Spouse
As this report names them
Brand Jetboil Flash Cooking System, made or sold by JETBOIL INC (send to Johnson Outdoors)
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Incident, No Injury

The company’s comments, in its own words

(9/1/2016) JETBOIL INC (send to Johnson Outdoors): Johnson Outdoors Gear, Inc. owns the brand name, JETBOIL. Product safety has always been a core value of our company. We are committed to placing safe products in the marketplace and we always investigate claims that one of our products did not function as intended.
The consumer contacted our customer service on July 31, 2016 to report an incident with his new Flash camping stove that occurred over two weeks earlier on July 17, 2016. Our customer service, in accordance with our standard policy, reached out to the consumer, and requested that he return the unit so that we could conduct an inspection and determine the cause of the fire. The consumer refused our request to inspect his unit because he wanted to consult with his lawyer first.
On August 4, 2016, we followed up with the consumer and sent prepaid postage information via email to retrieve the unit to inspect it. We followed up the email with a telephone call. He again refused our request to inspect the unit and said he would contact CPSC. On August 5, the consumer informed us that he contacted the CPSC to report the incident. As of this date, we still have not been afforded the opportunity to retrieve and inspect the incident unit to determine if the failure was due to a manufacturing or design issue, or post-sale damage or alterations to the unit, or user error. Until we can conduct such an inspection, we will not be in a position to address the failure that the consumer describes.
Further, this product is subject to exhaustive testing to ensure that the product performs safely in the field. Our extensive quality control program includes multiple checks and balances to ensure that quality and safety issues are resolved well before the product makes it to the marketplace.
We always want to be responsive to our customers and address their concerns promptly. We hope that eventually the consumer will agree to allow us to inspect the unit so we can determine what happened in this incident. We encourage any of our customers to contact us with any product safety or quality concerns at (888) 611-9905 or customerservice@jetboil.com. We will continue following our internal policy to fully investigate any safety-related claim provided to us by our customers on any of our products.

CPSC report 20160802-5FAA8-2147416382. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov

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Sources

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Jetboil Flash Cooking System other grills or stoves

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