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CPSC, The Holmes Group Inc. Announce Recall of Slow Cookers

CPSC recall 04193. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

The handles on the base of the slow cookers can break, posing a risk of burns from hot contents spilling onto consumers.

Remedy, in the words of CPSC

Consumers should immediately stop using the product and contact The Holmes Group to receive instructions on receiving a replacement base.

CPSC recall 04193 has the recall date 5 Aug 2004. The notice names the firm The Holmes Group. The recall has about 1,800,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2004 has 13,500 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Burn. CPSC gives the product type Cookers & Cookware.

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CPSC recall 04193: incidents, units, products and firms
Incidents and injuries
CPSC has received 45 reports of handles breaking, including 14 reports of consumers who reported burn injuries from the hot contents.
Units1,800,000
Description
Only Rival Crock-Pot® slow cookers with model numbers 3040, 3735, 5025, 5070 and 5445 manufactured before May 2002 are included in the recall. The model number is printed on the UL label located on the bottom of the base. The recalled Rival slow cooker has a removable ceramic bowl that sits inside of a metal base. The Rival logo is printed on the front of the unit above the control knob. The bases are round or oval in shape and were sold in various colors and designs. A date code is stamped onto the plug at the end of the power cord attached to each unit. The first two digits represent the week of manufacture, and the last two digits represent the year of manufacture. Any plug with a date code from 0199 (1st week of 1999) to 1802 (18th week of 2002) is included in this recall.
ProductRival Crock-Pot® Slow Cookers, 1.8 million, Cookers & Cookware
Sold atWal-Mart, Kmart, Target and additional discount department stores nationwide, from January 1999 through May 2002, for between $15 and $40.
ManufacturerThe Holmes Group Inc
Made inChina

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
1,800,000Median of 2004: 13,500
CPSC recalls of 2004
278
Recalls of 2004 with one of the same hazards
14%
Recalls of 2004 in the category Cookers & Cookware
1%
Recalls on the register that name The Holmes Group
6

Other recalls of the firm

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 04193. https://recallregister.com/product/2664-cpsc-the-holmes-group-inc-announce-recall-of-slow-cookers/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

Sources

Source
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence
US government work, public domain
Data retrieved
30 Sep 2026
Newest CPSC recall on the register
24 Sep 2026

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Questions

Does CPSC recall 04193 report injuries?
The CPSC notice says: CPSC has received 45 reports of handles breaking, including 14 reports of consumers who reported burn injuries from the hot contents.
Where was the product sold?
The CPSC notice says: Wal-Mart, Kmart, Target and additional discount department stores nationwide, from January 1999 through May 2002, for between $15 and $40.
How many units are in CPSC recall 04193?
The CPSC notice gives this number: 1.8 million
Where was the product made?
The CPSC notice gives: China