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Sewing Machine Quality Assurance Program Announced

CPSC recall 78056. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .

CPSC recall 78056 has the recall date 28 Jun 1978. The notice names the firm Bernina. The CPSC record gives no number of units. CPSC gives the product type Sewing Machines.

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CPSC recall 78056: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
June 28, 1978 Release # 78-056 Sewing Machine Quality Assurance Program Announced WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 28)-- Bernina Sewing Machines of Switzerland, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), today announced a voluntary corrective action program involving the Type 213 foot pedals of Bernina sewing machines manufactured between late 1969 and January, 1976. Sewing machine owners will be notified directly by the company and sent an easy- to-install kit, free of charge, to remedy the problem. The foot pedal (or speed regulator) of the sewing machine may overheat if a switch within the pedal remains in a "closed" position. This may increase the possibility of a short circuit or fire in the pedal. As a safety precaution, owners are urged to unplug the machine when not in use and to avoid placing foreign objects on or near the foot pedal. According to Bernina, no injuries have been reported in connection with the sewing machines sold with this foot pedal. To correct the overheating problem, Bernina is offering a thermally activated switch for all the Type 213 black foot pedals. This number is stamped on the bottom of the foot pedal. (Those pedals stamped…
ProductBernina Sewing Machines, Sewing Machines
ManufacturerBernina

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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 Sewing Machines
2%
Recalls on the register that name Bernina
1

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 78056. https://recallregister.com/product/3939-sewing-machine-quality-assurance-program-announced/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

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US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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Data retrieved
29 Sep 2026
Newest CPSC recall on the register
24 Sep 2026

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Questions

Does CPSC recall 78056 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 78056 has no incident or injury text.