Brinkmann Smoke'N Pit cookers
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Brinkmann Corporation is recalling approximately 43,800 Smoke'N Pit cookers due to a hazard where the cooker lid may fall suddenly and injure users. The affected models are the Smoke'N Pit Professional (models 805-2101-0 and 805-2101-1) and the Smoke'N Pit Pitmaster (model 805-21-1-2), which are approximately 39 inches high with straight vertical smokestacks. These cookers were primarily sold between November 1992 and March 1994 at retailers including Wal-Mart, Service Merchandise, and Ace Hardware stores. The company is aware of approximately 15 injuries resulting from the lid falling, mostly causing cuts and bruises to arms and hands.
Consumers who own either of these models should contact Brinkmann at (800) 675-5301 to determine if their cooker is affected by this recall. Brinkmann will provide a free replacement smokestack that allows the cooker lid to open further, which eliminates the potential lid stability concerns.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
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November 29, 1995 Release # 96-029 WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, The Brinkmann Corporation of Dallas, Texas is announcing a program to provide free replacement smokestacks for approximately 43,800 Smoke'N Pit cookers with straight vertical smokestacks. The cooker lid may fall suddenly, injuring consumers using the cooker. Brinkmann is aware of approximately 15 injuries that resulted from a cooker lid coming down suddenly. Most of the injuries involved cuts and bruises to consumers' arms and hands.Both the Smoke'N Pit Professional, models 805-2101-0 and 805-2101-1, and Smoke'N Pit Pitmaster, model 805-21-1-2, measure approximately 39" high. Both black steel cookers have straight, rather than angled, vertical smokestacks. The Smoke'N Pit Professional's cooking chamber measures 34.5" long and 16.5" wide and has a 17" long firebox attached on the side. The Pitmaster measurements are the same but it does not have a fire box. Not all cookers have a manufacturer's identification; any identification is located near the lid handle. The majority of the cookers were sold nationwide between November 1992 and March 1994 at retail and hardware stores including various Wal-Mart, Service Merchandise and Ace Hardware stores. The Smoke'N Pit Professional sold for approximately $200 to $250 and the Pitmaster sold for approximately $100 to $130. The cookers were packaged in boxes labeled in part "Brinkmann Smoke'N Pit."Consumers who own Smoke'N Pit Professional cookers or Smoke'N Pit Pitmasters should contact Brinkmann at (800) 675-5301 for assistance in determining whether their cookers are part of this corrective action. Brinkmann will send each consumer a free replacement smokestack which enables consumers to open the cooker lid further, thereby eliminating the potential lid stability concerns
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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