Black & Decker Spacemaker Coffeemaker Recall

June 24, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. – THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FIRM NAMED BELOW, TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONSUMER PRODUCT. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING RECALLED PRODUCTS IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.

NAME OF PRODUCT: BLACK & DECKER® BRAND SPACEMAKER™ COFFEEMAKERS

UNITS: ABOUT 584,000

DISTRIBUTOR: APPLICA CONSUMER PRODUCTS INC., OF MIRAMAR, FLA.

HAZARD: THE BREW BASKET CAN SHIFT OUT OF ALIGNMENT ALLOWING HOT WATER TO OVERFLOW. THIS POSES A SCALDING AND BURN HAZARD TO CONSUMERS.

INCIDENTS/INJURIES: THE FIRM HAS RECEIVED 235 REPORTS OF HOT WATER OVERFLOWING AND CONTACTING CONSUMERS, INCLUDING 10 REPORTS OF SECOND-DEGREE BURNS.

DESCRIPTION: THE RECALLED PRODUCT IS THE BLACK & DECKER-BRANDED SPACEMAKER™ COFFEEMAKER. THE PRODUCT HAS AN UNDER-CABINET MOUNT, PROGRAMMABLE DIGITAL CLOCK/TIMER, REMOVABLE WATER RESERVOIR, AND EITHER A 12-CUP GLASS CARAFE OR AN 8-CUP THERMAL CARAFE. ONLY MODEL NUMBERS ODC440, ODC440B, ODC450 AND ODC460 ARE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MODEL NUMBER CAN BE LOCATED ON THE BACK OF THE COFFEEMAKER.

SOLD AT: MAJOR RETAILERS NATIONWIDE, INCLUDING K-MART, KOHL’S, TARGET, WAL-MART, BED, BATH & BEYOND, AND AMAZON.COM, FROM MARCH 2006 THROUGH MARCH 2009 FOR BETWEEN $60 AND $70.

MANUFACTURED IN: CHINA

REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING THE RECALLED COFFEEMAKER IMMEDIATELY AND CONTACT APPLICA FOR A FREE REPLACEMENT BREW BASKET.

CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT APPLICA TOLL-FREE AT (866) 668-4442 BETWEEN 8:30 A.M. AND 5 P.M. ET MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY OR VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.ACPRECALL.COM

PICTURE OF RECALLED ODC440 COFFEEMAKERODC440PICTURE OF RECALLED ODC440B COFFEEMAKERODC440BPICTURE OF RECALLED ODC450 COFFEEMAKERODC450PICTURE OF RECALLED ODC460 COFFEEMAKERODC460

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Comments

4 Responses to “Black & Decker Spacemaker Coffeemaker Recall”

  1. Carolyn Alexander on July 15th, 2009 1:12 pm

    I HAVE THE 440B CAT NO IS ODC-440B DATE CODE IS DE736 YOU SENT ME THE BASKET IT WAS WHITE AND MINE IS BLACK SO I TRIED IT ANYWAY AND IT STILL LEEKS. THIS IS THE SECOND COFFEEMAKER I HAVE BOUGHT. WE YOU PLEASE SEND ME ONE THAT DOESN’T LEEK.

    THANKS,
    CAROLYN ALEXANDER

    MY ADDRESS IS 12460 PERCIVAL ROAD WALTON, KY. 41094

  2. Fran on July 22nd, 2009 5:12 pm

    i have registered my coffee maker re-call for the new basket. I have the ODC440B, however, it also say’s Type 1. Will the new basket fit on the ODC440B ( Type 1 )? Thank You Fran C.

  3. Ted Johns on July 29th, 2009 4:18 pm

    The new baskets requires a paper filter. I have always used a gold filter and they are to tall to fit under the new safety contraption, and if you vse paper filters it still leaks.

  4. Amy Tunison on November 7th, 2009 11:29 pm

    I also have a Black and Decker Spacemaker coffee maker. While it is not currently the one that is being recalled, it certainly should be!!! This is our second one! We purchased our first one the first part of July and it nearly ruined our carpet leaking coffee all over the floor! Then we took it back, and got another identical to it. This one leaks everywhere! It leaks water out of the reservoir, and pretty much any place it can leak it does. This one doesn’t overflow from the basket, but it leaks everywhere else! I emailed the company, and they told me they would send me a replacement reservoir which I have yet to see. These coffee makers are not exactly cheap or easy to install! I wouldn’t recommend this product to anyone, nor will I be purchasing another!!!

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