Safety recommendations come after new gas can rules went into effect in July 2023, requiring manufacturers to include flame arrestors in all fuel containers, which are designed to prevent fires, explosions and injuries
The lawsuit claims the Walmart pressure cooker exploded after the pressure release valve had been used
The manufacturer has refused to work with the NHTSA on issuing an Arc airbag recall, despite reports of problems that the airbags may explode and send metal fragments into the passenger compartment
The Crock-Pot lawsuit joins a growing number of other complaints filed over pressure cooker explosions and burns that occurred when safety features failed, and allowed the lid to be removed while contents were still pressurized
The NHTSA has decided that the inflators should be removed from the market, potentially setting up a massive airbag recall similar to one which affected tens of millions of Takata airbag inflators in recent years.
SharkNinja sold a defective pressure cooker and deceived consumers about the Ninja Foodi lid safety features, which were supposed to prevent it from blowing off while hot contents were still pressurized
The recalled Sensio pressure cookers were sold at major retailers such as Target, Kohl’s, Lowe’s and Macy’s, and may pose a risk of serious burns when the lid is removed, causing pressurized contents to explode onto consumers
Three young children were at a nearby table waiting for dinner when a Tristar Power Quick Pot pressure cooker exploded, spraying their parents with scalding hot contents.
Owners of 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 trucks are being instructed to keep their vehicles parked until recalled Takata airbags have been replaced, after another death was linked to the defective inflators.
Claim joins a growing number of pressure cooker lawsuits filed that allege modern electronic devices lack safety features that should prevent the lid from being removed with built-up pressure in the cooker
