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CPSC, Rival Announce Electric Crock Grill Replacement Program

CPSC recall 95070. Recall date: .

CPSC recall 95070 has the recall date 30 Jan 1995. The notice names the firm Rival. The CPSC record gives no number of units. CPSC gives the product type Grills, Smokers & Accessories.

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CPSC recall 95070: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
January 30, 1995 Release # 95-070 WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, Rival of Kansas City, Mo., announced today a program to replace heating elements on about 1.1 million Rival electric crock grills. The heating elements on model 5740 and 5750 indoor electric grills, which were not sealed during production, can expose consumers to electric shock. To date, Rival has received 13 consumer complaints of electric shock and three retailer-returned grills that leaked electrical current.The Rival electric grills sold from January 1990 to December 1993 for about $20 each in retail stores nationwide. Both models contain a chrome-plated 11 inch steel grill, a heating element and a support bar, however, the model 5740 has a steel base, while the model 5750 has a stoneware base. Heating elements stamped with an "E" before the part number (see diagram) are not included in this replacement program.Owners of model 5740 and 5750 grills should stop using them immediately and contact Rival at (800) 557-4825 for assistance in identfying the element and replacing it, if necessary. Rival will instruct owners on how to remove one of the two end pins of the recalled element. Upon receiving the returned end pin,…
ProductRival indoor electric crock grills, Grills, Smokers & Accessories
ManufacturerRival

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1995: not given
CPSC recalls of 1995
128
Recalls of 1995 with one of the same hazards
13%
Recalls of 1995 in the category Grills, Smokers & Accessories
3%
Recalls on the register that name Rival
2

Other recalls of the firm

Other CPSC recalls that name Rival
DateRecall
9 Jul 1992Rival Manufacturing Company To Replace Mixers

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 95070. https://recallregister.com/product/5633-cpsc-rival-announce-electric-crock-grill-replacement-program/. 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 95070 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 95070 has no incident or injury text.
How many CPSC recalls name Rival?
2 CPSC recalls on this register name Rival. This recall is 1 of them.