Red Devil Gas Grills
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Red Devil gas grills with a tripod stand pose a burn hazard because their design allows consumers to accidentally light the grill at an air intake tube instead of at the burner. When this occurs, gas ignites inside the tube, which can reach temperatures up to 750 degrees Fahrenheit and burn consumers. In some earlier models, the intense heat damaged the plastic support piece, causing the grill to collapse and release flames that can burn nearby people and ignite nearby materials.
Consumers who purchased Red Devil grills from Home Shopping Network (HSN) or QVC have already been notified directly by those retailers and offered a remedy. However, grills purchased from other retailers have no remedy available because the manufacturers, e4L Inc. and Quantum North America Inc., have declared bankruptcy. According to the record, affected consumers should stop using these grills immediately.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
The product's design allows consumers to light the grill at an air intake tube, instead of at the burner. Though the grill appears to function normally, gas inside the air intake tube ignites. The tube can reach temperatures of up to 750 degrees Fahrenheit and present a burn hazard to consumers. In some earlier grills, the heat produced by lighting the grill at the air intake tube damaged the plastic support piece, and caused the grill to fall to the ground. When it collapses, flames from the grill can burn nearby consumers and ignite surrounding combustibles.
Both the Home Shopping Network (HSN) and QVC voluntarily notified their customers directly about the hazard these grills pose, and provided a remedy. Grills purchased from retailers other than the HSN and QVC are dangerous, and CPSC urges consumers to stop using them immediately. Since Quantum and e4l have declared bankruptcy, there is no remedy available. Vendors who are still selling these grills also are encouraged to stop doing so and contact CPSC. About 19,300 of these grills, sold directly by e4L, were recalled in July 1998 because the burners could disconnect from the burner pan. Even if consumers participated in this previous recall program, they should stop using these grills since this warning addresses a different hazard.
These red metal gas grills have a tripod stand. They have a logo on the label of the lid and grill base showing a devil cooking at a grill with the writing, "Red Devil." CPSC sued e4L Inc. and Quantum North America Inc. to obtain a recall, and an administrative law judge granted CPSC a default judgment when these manufacturers failed to appear. The firms are liquidating their assets under bankruptcy law.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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