CPSC Recall in 2018: Whirlpool Recalls KitchenAid Electric Kettles Due to Burn Hazard

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 18-103

Date: February 20, 2018

Product Name: KitchenAid electric kettles

Recall Description:

This recall involves KitchenAid 1.7 Liter Electric Kettles. The kettles were sold in stainless steel, red, black, white, liquid graphite and cocoa silver. Model numbers and serial numbers are located on the bottom of the kettle. KitchenAid is written on the front of the kettles.  A complete list of model and serial numbers included  in this recall is posted on the firm’s website at http://repair.whirlpool.com.                       Model Numbers                       Serial Numbers KEK1722SX (Stainless) YA325***** thru YA724***** KEK1722ER (Red) YA325***** thru YA724***** KEK1722OB (Black) YA325***** thru YA724***** KEK1722WH (White) YA325***** thru YA724***** KEK1722QG (Liquid Graphite) YA325***** thru YA724***** KEK1722CS (Cocoa Silver) YA325***** thru YA724***** RKEK1722SX (Stainless) YA325***** thru YA724***** RKEK1722ER (Red) YA325***** thru YA724***** RKEK1722OB (Black) YA325***** thru YA724***** RKEK1722WH (White) YA325***** thru YA724***** RKEK1722QG (Liquid) YA325***** thru YA724***** RKEK1722CS (Cocoa Silver) YA325***** thru YA724*****

Hazard Description:

The handle can loosen and separate from the kettle, causing hot contents to spill, posing a burn hazard.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Replace

Units: About 40,200 (In addition, 47,300 units were sold in Canada and 1,600 in Mexico)

Incidents:

Whirlpool Corporation has received 79 reports in the U.S. (19 in Canada) of handles separating, including three reports in the US (one in Canada) of minor burn injuries.

Sold At:

Bed Bath & Beyond, Dillard's, Fry’s Electronics, Kitchen Kaboodle, Kohl’s, Navy Exchange, Target, Williams Sonoma, and other home improvement, home appliance and retail stores and online at Amazon.com as well as other online retailers from September 2013 through February 2018 for about $100 to $120.

Manufactured In:

China