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Product Recall Number: 04-102

Why was Murray lawn tractors with remote-mounted fuel tanks recalled?

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

Murray lawn tractors with remote-mounted fuel tanks
Here's product recall specific data for Murray lawn tractors with remote-mounted fuel tanks.

  • Product Recall Number: 04-102

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2004-03-22

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Murray lawn tractors with remote-mounted fuel tanks

  • Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Murray, Inc., of Lawrenceburg, Tenn. is voluntarily recalling Murray lawn tractors with remote-mounted fuel tanks. The fuel tank can develop cracks, allowing fuel to leak posing a fire hazard to consumers.Name of product: Murray lawn tractors with remote-mounted fuel tanksUnits: 93,500Manufacturer: Murray, Inc., of Lawrenceburg, Tenn.Hazard: The fuel tank can develop cracks, allowing fuel to leak posing a fire hazard to consumers.Incidents/Injuries: Murray has received two reports of fire and no reports of injury.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:40507X840536X4405618X8142504X7142504X99 4251042512X99 42542X642543X6425610X99425612X9942575X81Sold at: 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.Manufactured in: United StatesRemedy: 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.

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

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Dispose, No Remedy Available

  • Units: 93500

  • Incidents: Murray has received two reports of fire and no reports of injury.

  • Remedy: Firm no longer in business. Recall remedy no longer available. Discard the product. Do not donate or resell.

  • Sold At: 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.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: Murray, Inc., of Lawrenceburg, Tenn.

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: United States

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed

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