FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 8, 2005
Release # 05-261 |
Firm's Recall Hotline: (866) 584-8587
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
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CPSC, The Coleman Company, Inc. Announce the Recall to Repair Coleman® Gas Grills and Patio Heaters
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Coleman® Gas Grills and Patio Heaters
Units: About 124,000 grills and about 6,200 heaters
Grill and Heater Manufacturer: The Coleman Company, Inc., of Wichita, Kan.
Regulator Manufacturer: TPA Metals and Machinery of China
Hazard: The regulators on these products can leak propane when the propane cylinder is turned on and the product is not in use. This can pose a fire or explosion hazard.
Incidents/Injuries: Coleman has received 98 reports of these regulators leaking propane. Coleman has received no reports of injuries or property damage.
Description: The recall includes Coleman® Gas Grills with model numbers 5100, 5300, 5400, 5600, 6000 and 7700, and Coleman® Patio Heater with model number 5040. The model name and number can be found directly on the front of the grills and on the inside cover of the heaters.
Sold at: Lowes, Expo Design Centers and various pool and patio retailers nationwide. The grills were sold from January 2004 through July 2005 for between $270 and $1,260. The patio heaters were sold from June 2004 through July 2005 for between $500 and $600.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the grills and heaters immediately and contact Coleman for a free replacement regulator assembly. Once the regulator is replaced, the grill or heater may be used.
Consumer Contact: Call The Coleman Company, Inc. toll-free at (866) 584-8587 anytime, or log on to the company's Web site at www.coleman.com 
Model 5100
Model 5300
Model 5400
Model 5600
Model 6000
Model 7700
Patio Heater 5040
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov
CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $900 billion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals - contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.
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