Cooktops Repaired by Tappan
CPSC recall 85050. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Fire & Fire-Related Burn
CPSC recall 85050 has the recall date 10 Oct 1985. The notice names the firm Tappan. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Fire.
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
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| Description | Cooktops Repaired by Tappan NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 1985 Release # 85-050 Tappan To Repair Cooktops WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Tappan Company, Mansfield, Ohio, today announced a repair program to correct a possible fire hazard on certain gas surface cooktops produced between 1971 and 1982 under the Tappan, O'Keefe & Merritt and Montgomery Ward "Signature" brands. The program will include a notification to more than 7,000 independent Tappan service organizations nationwide and will also include consumer advertisements in Southern California and Neveda, where approximately 65,000 of the 113,000 units produced may be in use, particularly in mobile home applications. The problem involves an assembly supplied to Tappan by Robertshaw Controls Company of Richmond,.Virginia, in which metal clamps used to secure the top burner valves to the gas manifold may experience excessive corrosion and potential breakage. Should this occur, the gas valve can break away from the manifold, permitting, gas to escape… |
| Product | Mongtomery Ward Signature gas surface cooktops |
| Product | Tappan/O'Keefe & Merritt gas cooktops, Ovens/Stoves/Ranges/Microwaves |
| Manufacturer | Tappan |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1985: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1985
- 30
- Recalls of 1985 with one of the same hazards
- 33%
- Recalls on the register that name Tappan
- 2
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 8 Jun 1973 | Tappan Built-In Ovens Warning |
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- CPSC recall notice 85050The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 85050. https://recallregister.com/product/4520-cooktops-repaired-by-tappan/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 85050 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 85050 has no incident or injury text.
- How many CPSC recalls name Tappan?
- 2 CPSC recalls on this register name Tappan. This recall is 1 of them.