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Recall Details
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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March 4, 2003 |
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Release # 03-089 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Murray Inc., of Brentwood, Tenn., voluntarily recalled about 270,000 riding lawn tractors. The fuel tank can crack and leak fuel, posing a burn and fire hazard to consumers.
Murray has received 101 reports of fuel tanks leaking. No injuries have been reported.
The recalled lawn tractors were sold under the MURRAY® and STANLEY® brand names and have 38-, 40-, 42-, 46-, and 52-inch cutting decks. The brand name is printed on the front or side of the lawn tractor and the model number can be found on a nameplate under the seat. The following models are included in this recall:
| 405014X92 | 405015X92 | 40508X92 | 425007X92 | 42515X92 |
| 42516X92 | 425302X92 | 425303X92 | 425614X92 | 42576X92 |
| 465305X92 | 465603X92 | 46581X92 | 425605X692 | 465606X692 |
| 525607X692 | 405002X8 | 425003X8 | 425008X8 | 425009X8 |
| 42544X8 | 38560X181 | 42583X6 | 465616X6 | 40541 |
| 465617 | 40541X99 | 425611X99 | 465612X99 | 465615X99 |
| 465622X99 | 425003X71 | 465619X71 | 465620X71 |
Retail and hardware stores, including Wal-Mart and Home Depot, sold the lawn tractors nationwide from November 2000 through January 2003 for between $800 and $1,500.
Consumers should stop using these lawn tractors immediately and discard or destroy the product. The firm is out of business and a remedy is no longer available.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50 years.
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