Jetboil gas and propane grills

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Oct 11, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

1report to CPSC
Oct 11, 2013the latest report was made
Oct 11, 2013the earliest
1with the company’s comments

Brand: Jetboil
Maker: JETBOIL INC (send to Johnson Outdoors)Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product: Gas and propane grillsGrills and stoves for outdoor useCPSC’s product type: Gas or Lp Grills or Stoves (For Outdoor Use) (code 3248), in Yard & Garden: Grills & Accessories

By month

1 report from November 2012 to October 2013; the most in October 2013, 1.

The numbers, as a table

Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
Month	Reports
October 2013	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 Oct 11, 2013, sent to the company Oct 24, 2013, published by CPSC Nov 7, 2013

The product, in the report: Jetboil personal cooking system

I purchased the “Jetboil-Zip Cooking System” last year. I used it successfully 3 times. Last month, the stove malfunctioned on my 4th attempt. I was in the Adirondacks backpacking with friends. I was relying on the Jetboil stove to heat water. After setting up the stove and attempting to light it, the flames shot out around the stove. Fire was coming directly from the fuel canister and encircling the stove in a tall fire. I was afraid that the fuel canister was going to explode and catch our tent, or our faces, on fire, or worse - start a forest fire. We got the stove detached from the fuel canister using a stick and our boots and doused everything with water. It was horrible. The stove had malfunctioned, though it previously worked, leading me to believe that there is a material in the stove that cannot stand up to heat and use, therefore allowing it to malfunction over time.

Model
Jetboil zip stove
Serial number
813623
Bought from
REI
Bought
Sep 22, 2012, about then
Where
New York: Place of Recreation or Sports
Who was involved
Unspecified
The reporter’s relation to them
Self
As this report names them
Brand Jetboil, 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

(11/7/2013) JETBOIL INC (send to Johnson Outdoors): Jetboil, Inc. is in receipt of above referenced report of harm alleging a defect in the manufacture of our Zip® cooking system. We have reviewed and compared this report with the one that the consumer filed with this company. First, there is a discrepancy in where the incident occurred. In one report the consumer says that the stove malfunctioned when she used it outdoors on a backpacking trip in the Adirondacks. In another, the consumer said that the incident occurred when she was home alone and used the stove to make soup. Second, there is a difference as to what exactly happened during the incident. In the scenario where she used the stove indoors at home, she said that the flames were only “on the top” and that the stove no longer lit. In the report where she used the stove outdoors on a backpacking trip, she described a small fire with flames coming directly from the fuel canister and shooting up around the stove. Upon receipt of the consumer’s stove, we reviewed it for evidence of any manufacturing defect, which is standard company warranty policy. The company disassembled the burner assembly and performed leak tests on the valve. The company found that there were no manufacturing defects in the valve that would have allowed for an uncontrolled leak of gas, thereby creating a fire hazard. The valve operated normally. Since the shroud melted and bits of it were on other parts of the stove, the company opted to replace the entire burner assembly. A melted shroud can occur when the system is not used consistent with the operating instructions. Further, there was no evidence that the stove had malfunctioned in any way. Because the shroud was melted, the Company concluded that the flames/fire the consumer described resulted from user actions inconsistent with the operating instructions provided with the stove. The consumer told us that she did not have any instructions with her stove and she did not know she had to use a pot support for a pan. All Jetboil systems come with operating instructions and hazard warnings. Failure to use a pot support in concert with a cooking vessel other than the one supplied with the system can result in overheating, which can lead to fire. This Company considers product safety a core value and it is at the heart of everything we do. That is why we want to inspect any product that is alleged to have malfunctioned so that we can determine if there is a manufacturing error or a defect in the design of the product itself. We never want our products to be the cause of, or contribute to, a fire. If we think that a stove may have played a role in a fire, then we want to be able to immediately inspect it so we can take swift action to prevent other fires that could create a risk of injury to consumers.

CPSC report 20131011-58054-2147450998. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov

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.

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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.

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

Jetboil gas and propane grills

At a glance

By month

How badly anyone was hurt

The reports, as CPSC published them

CPSC’s disclaimer

Sources

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