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Char-Broil Offers Free Kit For Charcoal Water Smokers

CPSC recall 94127. Recall date: .

CPSC recall 94127 has the recall date 15 Sep 1994. The notice names the firm Char-Broil. The CPSC record gives no number of units. CPSC gives the product type Grills, Smokers & Accessories.

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CPSC recall 94127: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
September 15, 1994 Release # 94-127 Washington, D.C. - CPSC, Char-Broil, of Columbus, Ga., announced today a program to give the owners of "Char- Broil" brand charcoal water smokers a kit to close a hole in the charcoal pan to reduce a fire risk.Approximately 80,000 Char-Broil brand charcoal water smokers sold since March 1993 have a hole in the exposed charcoal pan that can cause a fire if used over a flammable surface like a wooden deck. Using the smoker over a flammable surface is contrary to current warnings and instructions included with the Char-Broil smokers.According to Char-Broil, charcoal water smokers typically have a charcoal pan with a hole in it, a water pan in the middle of the unit, and grills for food above the water pan and at the top. CPSC is investigating other brands of charcoal water smokers that may present a similar risk of fire. CPSC views all charcoal water smokers, which have exposed charcoal pans with holes that may allow coals to fall out, as a potential fire risk. CPSC, which is seeking corrective actions against other companies, will announce these actions at the earliest possible time.Although Char-Broil has not received any reports of fires with…
ProductChar-Broil charcoal water smokers, Grills, Smokers & Accessories
ManufacturerChar-Broil

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1994: not given
CPSC recalls of 1994
109
Recalls of 1994 with one of the same hazards
20%
Recalls of 1994 in the category Grills, Smokers & Accessories
2%
Recalls on the register that name Char-Broil
4

Other recalls of the firm

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 94127. https://recallregister.com/product/5575-char-broil-offers-free-kit-for-charcoal-water-smokers/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

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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 94127 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 94127 has no incident or injury text.
How many CPSC recalls name Char-Broil?
4 CPSC recalls on this register name Char-Broil. This recall is 1 of them.