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Mr. Coffee Coffemakers Recalled by North American Systems

CPSC recall 77045. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Fire & Fire-Related Burn

CPSC recall 77045 has the recall date 5 May 1977. The notice names the firm North American Systems. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Fire. CPSC gives the product type Coffeemakers/Coffeepots/Teapots/Kettles.

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CPSC recall 77045: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
Mr. Coffee Coffemakers Recalled by North American Systems NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 5, 1977 Release # 77-045 Recall Of "Mr. Coffee" Announced WASHINGTON, D. C. (May 5) -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and North American Systems, Inc., manufacturer of the "Mr. Coffee" coffemaker, announced today that North American has initiated a voluntary recall to modify 3.1 million of its machines, manufactured from July through December 1975, and distributed nationwide, which the staff of CPSC believes might pose a potential shock and/or fire hazard. The company emphasized that out of the total number of machines subject to modification, only a relatively small number may pose a hazard. North American Systems, Inc. stated it is taking this voluntary action in order to cooperate with CPSC. "Mr. Coffee" coffeemakers subject to the modification are identifiable by a letter and a two-digit number etched into the upper right-hand portion of the outside of the back cover plate. Only those machines bearing the letters "G", "H", "I", "J", "K', and "L", and the number…
ProductMr. Coffee coffeemakers, Coffeemakers/Coffeepots/Teapots/Kettles
ManufacturerNorth American Systems

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1977: not given
CPSC recalls of 1977
36
Recalls of 1977 with one of the same hazards
14%
Recalls of 1977 in the category Coffeemakers/Coffeepots/Teapots/Kettles
3%
Recalls on the register that name North American Systems
2

Other recalls of the firm

Other CPSC recalls that name North American Systems
DateRecall
22 Jun 1983Coffeemakers Recalled by North American Systems

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 77045. https://recallregister.com/product/3892-mr-coffee-coffemakers-recalled-by-north-american-systems/. 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 77045 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 77045 has no incident or injury text.
How many CPSC recalls name North American Systems?
2 CPSC recalls on this register name North American Systems. This recall is 1 of them.