CPSC Announces Replacement/Refitting Program For Electric Deep Fryers
CPSC recall 78042. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
CPSC recall 78042 has the recall date 5 Jun 1978. The notice names the firm American Electric. The CPSC record gives no number of units. CPSC gives the product type Fryers.
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| Description | June 5, 1978 Release # 78-042 CPSC Announces Replacement/Refitting Program For Electric Deep Fryers WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 5) -- American Electric Corp., Culver City, Calif., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), today announced a voluntary replacement, refitting and refund program involving two styles of its model 7000 "Great American Frying Machine," mini electric deep fryers, because they may pose an electric shock hazard. CPSC is aware of one alleged electric shock incident involving each fryer style out of approximately 260,000 marketed. Both styles retailed for about $14.95, and were sold nationwide. This program does not apply to model 7000A fryers. One of the model 7000 styles has two white plastic carrying handles and stands on three black plastic legs. It is encased in a two-tone metal housing with a black top half and a gold bottom half. This style was marketed between January and April 1977. The company will replace this style free of charge. The second style is similar to the first, except it has a black plastic circular base and a single bucket-type plastic handle. This style was marketed between April and December 1977. The company… |
| Product | Great American Frying Machine mini electric deep fryers, Fryers |
| Manufacturer | American Electric |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1978: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1978
- 43
- Recalls of 1978 with one of the same hazards
- 21%
- Recalls of 1978 in the category Fryers
- 2%
- Recalls on the register that name American Electric
- 2
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 24 Aug 1979 | Fluorescent Lights Recalled by American Electric |
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 78042. https://recallregister.com/product/3936-cpsc-announces-replacement-refitting-program-for-electric-deep-fryers/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 78042 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 78042 has no incident or injury text.
- How many CPSC recalls name American Electric?
- 2 CPSC recalls on this register name American Electric. This recall is 1 of them.