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CPSC, Murray Inc. Announce Recall of Lawn Tractors

U.S. CPSCFireSold on The Home DepotMar 23, 2004
Murray lawn tractor with remote-mounted fuel tank
Murray lawn tractor with remote-mounted fuel tank

Photos from the official notice: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission · image rights

Hazard

The fuel tank can develop cracks, allowing fuel to leak, posing a fire hazard to consumers.

Remedy

Consumers should stop using this product immediately and discard or destroy it. The firm is out of business, and a remedy is no longer available.

Incidents & injuries

Murray has received two reports of fire and no reports of injury.

Product description

These 40- and 42-inch-cut lawn tractors come with a 1.4 gallon remote fuel tank. They come in red and black or all black. The model number can be found on a nameplate located under the seat. The following model numbers are included in recall: 40507X8 40536X4 405618X81 42504X71 42504X99 42510 42512X99 42542X6 42543X6 425610X99 425612X99 42575X81

Sold on

Various lawn equipment retailers, including Home Depot, Central Tractor and the U.S. Army Air Force Exchange Services (AAFES) nationwide, from January 1997 through October 2002, for between $859 and $1,259.

Contact the company

The company is out of business. Consumers should call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054).

What should I do?

Stop using the product and follow the remedy below. Contact the company for a refund, repair or replacement — recall remedies are free.

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