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Safety Commission Urges Consumers: Check Your Coffeemakers

CPSC recall 94128. Recall date: .

CPSC recall 94128 has the recall date 19 Sep 1994. The notice names the firm Melitta North American. The CPSC record gives no number of units. CPSC gives the product type Coffeemakers/Coffeepots/Teapots/Kettles.

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CPSC recall 94128: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
September 19, 1994 Release # 94-128 Washington, D.C. - CPSC and Melitta North American of Cherry Hill, N.J., urge coffeemaker owners to check whether they own a Melitta Aroma Brew Automatic Drip coffeemaker model ACM-10S. About 175,000 of these coffeemakers sold before Feb. 1, 1994, have hinges on the plastic filter holders that may have been damaged in transit or in use. Damaged hinges can cause the coffeemaker filter holder to unexpectedly swing open during brewing, spilling hot water or coffee on people nearby.CPSC first learned of this problem from a complaint and coffeemaker sent by Ralph Nader. Subsequently, the commission learned that at least three people have been burned from spilled liquid. Melitta and CPSC worked in close cooperation to evaluate these incidents and identify appropriate remedies.The coffeemakers, available for between $30 and $35, were sold nationwide in retail stores from April 1993 through January 1994.The coffeemakers involved are white, black, teal, or plum with the word "Melitta" printed on the filter holder and "MODEL ACM-10S" engraved on the bottom of the coffeemaker.Melitta reports that some Aroma Brew's filter holder hinges may have been…
ProductMelitta Aroma Brew Automatic Drip coffeemaker, Coffeemakers/Coffeepots/Teapots/Kettles
ManufacturerMelitta North American

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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 Coffeemakers/Coffeepots/Teapots/Kettles
1%
Recalls on the register that name Melitta North American
1

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 94128. https://recallregister.com/product/5576-safety-commission-urges-consumers-check-your-coffeemakers/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

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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 94128 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 94128 has no incident or injury text.