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CPSC And National Presto Industries, Inc. Cite Possible Fry Pan Hazard

CPSC recall 74036. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Electrocution/Electric Shock

CPSC recall 74036 has the recall date 24 May 1974. The notice names the firm National Presto. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Electric shock. CPSC gives the product type Cookers & Cookware.

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CPSC recall 74036: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
CPSC and National Presto Industries, Inc. urged consumers who may have certain Presto or private-label electric fry pans - manufactured prior to Sept. 1973 - to contact the company about possible excessive current leakage, which could cause electric shock
ProductCookers & Cookware
ProductPresto electric fry pans
ProductSears electric fry pans
ManufacturerNational Presto; Presto; Sears

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1974: not given
CPSC recalls of 1974
14
Recalls of 1974 with one of the same hazards
57%
Recalls of 1974 in the category Cookers & Cookware
7%
Recalls on the register that name National Presto
2

Other recalls of the firm

Other CPSC recalls that name National Presto
DateRecall
22 Apr 1980Hair Dryers Repaired by Andis & National Presto

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. CPSC recall 74036. https://recallregister.com/product/3755-cpsc-and-national-presto-industries-inc-cite-possible-fry-pan-hazard/. 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 74036 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 74036 has no incident or injury text.
How many CPSC recalls name National Presto?
2 CPSC recalls on this register name National Presto. This recall is 1 of them.