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Product Recall Number: 99-177

Why was Tecumseh engines with fuel shut-off valves on various brands of outdoor power equipment recalled?

Fuel can leak from a small hole in the engine's fuel line, presenting fire and explosion hazards to consumers.

Tecumseh engines with fuel shut-off valves on various brands of outdoor power equipment
Here's product recall specific data for Tecumseh engines with fuel shut-off valves on various brands of outdoor power equipment.

  • Product Recall Number: 99-177

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 1999-09-29

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Tecumseh engines with fuel shut-off valves on various brands of outdoor power equipment

  • Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Tecumseh Products Co., of Grafton, Wis., is voluntarily recalling about 118,000 engines equipped with a fuel shut- off valve on various brands of outdoor power equipment. Fuel can leak from a small hole in the engine's fuel line, presenting fire and explosion hazards to consumers. Tecumseh Products Co. has received two reports of fuel lines leaking. No injuries have been reported. The Tecumseh engines with fuel shut-off valves that are being recalled have D.O.M. numbers from 9121 through 9233. The D.O.M. number is located on the engine's label. The Tecumseh name is found on the engine and on the engine's label. These engines are primarily on snow blowers. Augers and post hole diggers, log splitters, shredders, irrigators and ventilating fans also have been equipped with these engines. Power Equipment Brand Name Snow Blowers Ariens Frigidaire Garden Way MTD Murray Simplicity Snapper Toro Augers and Post Hole Diggers Ardisam General Equipment Co. Log Splitters Brave Shredders Garden Way Irrigators Wade Ventilating Fans Super Vacuum Tempest Technology Mass merchandise stores nationwide sold power equipment with the recalled engines from June 1999 to September 1999 for about $800 to $2,000. The products were also sold through authorized factory dealerships. Consumers should stop using the equipment immediately and call Tecumseh toll-free at (888) 271-4048 between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. CDT Monday through Saturday to arrange for a free repair.

  • Hazard Description: Fuel can leak from a small hole in the engine's fuel line, presenting fire and explosion hazards to consumers.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Repair

  • Units: About 118,000

  • Incidents: Tecumseh Products Co. has received two reports of fuel lines leaking. No injuries have been reported.

  • Remedy: Consumers should stop using the equipment immediately and call Tecumseh toll-free at (888) 271-4048 between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. CDT Monday through Saturday to arrange for a free repair.

  • Sold At: Mass merchandise stores nationwide sold power equipment with the recalled engines from June 1999 to September 1999 for about $800 to $2,000. The products were also sold through authorized factory dealerships.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: None Listed

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed

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