Product Recall Number: 16-154
Why was Rival brand electric water kettles recalled?
The heating element can fail and rupture, posing burn and shock hazards to the user.
Product Recall Number: 16-154
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2016-05-03
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Rival brand electric water kettles
Description: "The heating element can fail and rupture, posing shock and burn hazards to the user."
Hazard Description: The heating element can fail and rupture, posing burn and shock hazards to the user.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 1.2 million
Incidents: Walmart has received 80 reports of incidents, including seven reports of burns.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled kettle and return it to any Walmart store for a full refund.
Sold At: Walmart stores nationwide and online at Walmart.com from March 2011 through October 2015 for about $14.
Importers: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., of Bentonville, Ark.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: "Wal-Mart Stores Inc., of Bentonville, Ark."
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed