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CPSC #04096Kitchen & appliances
Recalled Commercial Series Char-Broil Gas Grill

Char-Broil® · Recalled

CPSC, Char-Broil® Announce Recall of Gas Grills to Replace Temperature Gauges

Other hazard

If moisture gets inside the temperature gauge, the glass cover on the gauge can break, posing a risk of injury to people nearby.

Units
108,000
Reports
30
Injuries
—
Deaths
—
Price
$450–$1,000
Remedy
See notice

Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.

Affected

The products involved in this recall are outdoor gas barbeque grills. The recall includes three types of grills: The Commercial Series, Professional Series and Stainless Steel Series. The specific component involved in the recall is the temperature gauge mounted on the grill lid. The Commercial Series models are constructed from both painted metal and Stainless Steel. The Professional Series and Stainless Steel Series models are Stainless Steel construction. The Commercial Series gas grills have model numbers 4632210, 4632215, 463221503 and 463231503. These grills are sold with three main burners, with or without a side burner, and either a metal front panel or a cabinet with doors. The Professional Series gas grills have model numbers 4632235, 4632236, 4632240 and 4632241. These grills are sold as LP or natural gas, three or four main burners, with or without a side burner, and a cabinet with doors. The Stainless Steel Series by Char-Broil gas grill has model number 4632220. This grill is sold with three main burners and an open Stainless Steel Cart. The grill model number is located on a label on the back panel of the storage cart. Char-Broil grills with model numbers other than those identified above are not included in this recall.

The file

Sold at
Hardware, home improvement, appliance stores and specialty dealers nationwide. The Commercial Series grills sold from January 2002 through November 2003, for between $450 and $500; the Professional Series grills sold from February 2002 through November 2003, for between $800 and $1,000; and the Stainless Steel Series grills sold from January 2002 through May 2003, for $700.
Product type
Grills, Smokers & Accessories
Made in
China
Recalled by
Char-Broil, of Columbus, Ga., Grand Hall Enterprise Co., Ltd. of Taiwan

Incident log

Char-Broil is aware of at least 30 reports of the gauges breaking, including 12 incidents of consumers who reported minor injuries.

What the notice says to do

Contact Char-Broil to receive a free replacement temperature gauge. Consumers should not use the grill until the replacement gauge has been installed.

Call the Char-Broil Grill Service Center toll-free at (800) 241-7548 anytime or go to the firm's Web site at www.charbroil.com

Open official CPSC notice ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.

Notice first dated MAR 10 2004; last revised JAN 30 2025.

Recalled Professional Series Char-Broil Gas GrillRecalled Stainless Steel Series Char-Broil Gas GrillRecalled old temperature gauge with no vent holeNEW temperature gauge with vent hole

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