| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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| June 2, 1988 |
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| Release # 88-034 |
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Sunbeam Leisure Products Providing Modification Kits For Windows on Propane Grills
WASHINGTON -- Following reports of spontaneous breakage of
glass windows of 1988 Sunbeam Leisure outdoor propane gas grills,
the Sunbeam Leisure Products Company of Neosho, Missouri is
initiating a modification program to remount the glass windows to
prevent breakage.
In a voluntary modification program undertaken in
cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission,
Sunbeam Leisure said that, because of the way the window was
mounted, the glass may spontaneously break from the heat of the
grill. Incidents of consumers reporting minor injuries from
broken glass are being investigated. A limited number of the
suspect grills were sold in the latter part of last year, but
most have been sold in 1968. An estimated 320,000 grills are
currently in consumer use including Yardmaster models sold by
Channel Home Centers and Sears Kenmore models 10663, 10684, 10783
and 10883.
Consumers who bought 1988 models of Sunbeam Leisure,
Yardmaster and the above Kenmore propane gas grills with a glass
window will be supplied with a free modification kit and
instructions on remounting the window. The installation can be
easily performed by the consumer without special tools.
Owners of any of the above brand name 1988 model grills
with glass windows should check their model number and have it
ready when calling Sunbeam Leisure toll-free at l-800-458-8407
for a free modification kit; Missouri residents should call l-
800-641-2100. Telephones will be staffed Monday through Friday
between 7 am and 5 pm, CDT.
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