Product Recall Number: 16-119
Why was Gas station hose/swivel fitting sets recalled?
The swivel fitting can separate from the hose, causing fuel to leak, posing a fire and explosion hazard.
Product Recall Number: 16-119
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2016-03-15
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Gas station hose/swivel fitting sets
Description: The swivel fitting can separate from the hose, causing fuel to leak, posing a fire and explosion hazard.
Hazard Description: The swivel fitting can separate from the hose, causing fuel to leak, posing a fire and explosion hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund, Replace
Units: About 9,000
Incidents: Franklin Fueling Systems has received reports of three incidents in which a swivel fitting has separated from a hose causing a fuel spill. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled hose/swivel fitting sets and contact the firm to receive a full refund or a replacement hose/swivel fitting set.
Sold At: Distributors, contractors and gasoline stations nationwide from April 2015 through September 2015 for swivel fittings with ?-inch hoses and May 2015 through October 2015 for swivel fittings with 1-inch hoses. The hose/swivel fitting sets were sold for between $18 and $400.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Franklin Fueling Systems Inc., of Madison, Wis.
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: U.S.
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed