CPSC Issues Warning About Hazardous Red Devil Gas Grills
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2002-05-24 · 02159
Hazards
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 gr
Recall
Number
02159
Date
2002-05-24
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
Red Devil Gas Grills
Companies
Manufacturer(s)
Quantum North America Inc., of Encino, Calif.; e4L Inc., of Encino, Calif.
Retailer(s)
Quantum and e4L sold these grills directly to consumers through television infomercials, from about May 1998 through January 1999, for about $160.
Country of manufacture
Hong Kong
Description
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.