Bodum USA and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall on October 29, 2026, covering 5.9 million Bodum French press coffee makers with replaceable glass carafes. The glass carafe can break during use if it is damaged or cracked, and the company has received 70 reports of carafes breaking, including 48 reports of burns.
What we know / What we don’t know
What we know:
- The recall was announced on October 29, 2026, by Bodum USA together with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The CPSC recall number is 27-055.
- It covers about 5.9 million Bodum 8-cup and 12-cup French press coffee makers with replaceable glass carafes, in the Bistro, Brazil, Caffettiera, Chambord, Crema, Java, Jesper, and Kenya models.
- The hazard, as stated by the CPSC, is that the carafe can unexpectedly break during use if the glass is damaged or cracked, including damage caused by stirring with a metal spoon. That breakage poses a risk of serious burn injuries.
- Bodum has identified 70 reports of carafes breaking during use, including 48 reports of burns to consumers, according to the CPSC notice.
- The coffee makers were sold at Target, Walmart, and coffee and home goods stores across the country, and online at Bodum.com, Amazon.com, Target.com, Walmart.com, and other online retailers, from 1974 through October 2026, for about $15 to $65.
- The remedy is a repair kit, not a new coffee maker: consumers should stop using metal spoons or utensils to stir coffee in the glass carafe right away and contact Bodum to receive a free plastic stirring spoon and a warning label.
- Bodum USA, Inc., based in New York, New York, is the importer. The coffee makers were made in Portugal and Thailand.
- A corrections check on October 30, 2026, found no correction or withdrawal of the recall notice, and the unit count, incident count, model list, and remedy agree across the CPSC notice, Bodum’s own statement, USA Today, and Daily Coffee News.
What we don’t know:
- The CPSC notice does not break down the 48 burn reports by severity, so this article does not describe how serious those burns were.
- The notice does not list individual lot or batch numbers. If you own one of the named models in the 8-cup or 12-cup size with a replaceable glass carafe, the model and size, not a lot number, are what place it in the recall.
- Whether any individual carafe is cracked can be hard to judge by eye, which is why the recall advice covers all of the named models rather than only visibly damaged ones. The CPSC notice points readers to photos and model-identifying information on the recall website for a final check.
A recall that reaches back more than 50 years
The first thing that stands out about this recall is its size and its span. At 5.9 million units, it is one of the largest single recalls announced in the CPSC’s October 29 batch. And because the covered coffee makers were sold from 1974 through October 2026, it reaches back more than five decades. A French press bought last year and one inherited from a parent decades ago can both be part of the same recall, as long as they match the model and size description.
That long sales window also explains why the recall matters even for people who have used the same coffee maker for years without a problem. Bodum itself said the rate of reported incidents is extremely low compared with the millions of products sold in the United States over decades. But 48 of those reports involved burns, and the CPSC classifies the risk as a serious burn injury risk, which is why the agency and the company acted across the full model range rather than narrowing the recall to a single year or batch.
What exactly is recalled
The recall covers Bodum 8-cup and 12-cup French press coffee makers with replaceable glass carafes in eight models: Bistro, Brazil, Caffettiera, Chambord, Crema, Java, Jesper, and Kenya. The Bodum name appears on the frame and inner lid of most models, and it is engraved, along with product warnings, on the glass carafes. If you are unsure whether your coffee maker matches, the CPSC notice says additional photos and model-identifying information are available on the recall website.
Two details are worth noting. First, the size matters: the recall names the 8-cup and 12-cup models with replaceable glass carafes. Second, the replaceable glass carafe is the part at issue. The problem is not the frame or the plunger on its own; it is the glass vessel that holds hot coffee, and what happens when that glass is already damaged.
Why the glass can break
According to the CPSC, the carafe can unexpectedly break during use if the glass carafe is damaged or cracked. One common way that damage happens, the notice says, is stirring the coffee with a metal spoon. Metal against glass can nick or crack the surface, and a weakened carafe can then fail when it is filled with hot liquid.
That is also why the recall advice starts with a habit change rather than a product return. Bodum and the CPSC ask consumers to stop using metal spoons or utensils to stir coffee in the glass carafe immediately. Even a small crack that is easy to miss can matter, because the stress of hot liquid can turn a damaged carafe into a broken one. If your carafe is already cracked or chipped, do not keep using it while you wait for the remedy to arrive.
Bodum’s own statement puts it in the same terms. The company said the recall is an opportunity to reinforce the warnings against using a cracked or damaged carafe, and in particular against using metal spoons to stir coffee in the glass carafe, because that can damage the glass and lead to breakage during use. Going forward, the company said, these products will be sold with the plastic stirring spoon and an additional warning label.
What to do if you own one
The steps are simple, and they do not require sending your coffee maker back:
- Stop stirring with metal. Put the metal spoon away and do not use metal utensils in the glass carafe.
- Check the carafe. Look for cracks, chips, or other damage. If the glass is damaged, do not use it.
- Contact Bodum for the free remedy. Bodum will send a free Bodum-designed plastic stirring spoon and an additional warning label. The label reminds you not to use cracked or damaged carafes and not to use metal spoons to stir the contents, so the glass is not damaged in the first place.
- Keep the label where you will see it. The point of the label is to make the safe habit stick, especially in a household where more than one person makes coffee.
You can reach Bodum USA toll-free at 888-879-8213 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday, or by email at Bodum3302@sedgwick.com. The recall website is bodumfrenchpressrecall.expertinquiry.com, and Bodum’s own site, bodum.com, has a “Recall Information” link. The CPSC lists the remedy type as “Repair,” which is an important expectation to set: this recall does not offer a refund or a replacement coffee maker, according to Daily Coffee News’ report on the announcement. What you receive is the plastic spoon and the warning label, free of charge.
Why there is no refund or replacement
Some readers will wonder why a recall covering 5.9 million products does not come with a new coffee maker. The answer, in this case, is that the CPSC and Bodum treat the risk as one that a change in use can address: stop damaging the glass with metal utensils, stop using damaged glass, and use the plastic spoon and warning label going forward. That is the remedy both the CPSC notice and Bodum’s statement describe.
That distinction matters for anyone deciding what to do next. If you were hoping to trade in an old French press for a new one, this recall will not do that. If your carafe is cracked, the safe move is to stop using it, not to wait for a replacement under this recall. And if your carafe looks fine, switching to a plastic or wooden spoon and keeping the warning label in place is the step the recall is built around.
The wider October 29 recall batch
The Bodum recall was the largest item in a CPSC batch posted on October 29, 2026, which also included DREO space heaters, Harkla children’s sensory swings, Yinklev dressers, NTI and HTP gas boilers, HAIARA power banks, PILLANI nursing pillows, and stop-use warnings for two brands of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. This article covers only the Bodum recall; the other items are logged separately and are not part of this recall’s remedy or contact details.
For Bodum owners, the practical takeaway is narrow and clear. Check the model and size, stop using metal spoons in the glass carafe, do not use a cracked carafe, and claim the free plastic spoon and warning label. It is a small change to a daily routine, and it is the change this recall was designed to make.
For more on how recalls work, see our guide on how to check if a food recall affects your kitchen and our coverage of the FDA warning on Haifa smoked fish sprats.
Sources
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, “Bodum USA Recalls 5.9 Million French Press Coffee Makers with Replaceable Glass Carafes Due to Risk of Serious Burn Injury,” Recall No. 27-055, October 29, 2026 — cpsc.gov
- Bodum USA statement, “Statement from Bodum on the Voluntary Recall of Certain Bodum 8- and 12- Cup French Press Coffee Makers Issued on October 29 in the U.S.,” PR Newswire, October 29, 2026 — prnewswire.com
- USA Today, “5.9 million French press coffee makers recalled. See affected items,” October 29, 2026 — usatoday.com
- Daily Coffee News, “Bodum Recalls 5.9 Million French Presses After Burn Reports,” October 29, 2026 — dailycoffeenews.com
- CPSC, “CPSC Posts New Product Recalls and Product Safety Warnings to its Web Site,” PR Newswire, October 29, 2026 — prnewswire.com
