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CPSC, Marshall Gas Controls Announce Gas Regulator Recall

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

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Name of Product:
Marshall model 250 Automatic Changeover LP gas regulators
Hazard:

Some of these regulators may leak propane gas, which is highly flammable and could ignite.

Remedy:
Dispose
No Remedy Available
Recall Date:
July 25, 1995
Units:

About 25,000

Consumer Contact

For further information, consumers may call CPSC's toll-free Hotline at 800-638-CPSC.

Recall Details

Description:

Washington, D.C. - CPSC, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and Transport Canada, Marshall Gas Controls, a division of S.H Leggitt Company of San Marcos, Texas, recalled about 25,000 Marshall model 250 Automatic Changeover LP gas regulators. Some of these regulators may leak propane gas, which is highly flammable and could ignite.

The model 250 is an automatic changeover regulator used to regulate liquid petroleum gas pressure in conjunction with two LP-gas cylinders in certain residential, marine and recreational vehicle applications (i.e., travel trailers, campers and fifth-wheel units). Marshall manufactured the regulators from January 1994 to July 1994 and distributed them through recreational vehicle manufacturers, parts distributors, and retail liquid petroleum gas suppliers.

Warning: Liquid petroleum is highly flammable. Consumers should not attempt to disconnect the regulator.

Consumers who own regulators with date codes "4 94" through "30 94" in two small, raised circles on the back of the unit should discard or destroy the product. The firm is no longer in business and a remedy is no longer available.

Remedy:

Consumers who own regulators with date codes "4 94" through "30 94" in two small, raised circles on the back of the unit should discard or destroy the product. The firm is no longer in business and a remedy is no longer available.

Warning: Liquid petroleum is highly flammable. Consumers should not attempt to disconnect the regulator.

Manufacturer(s):
Marshall Gas Controls, a division of S.H Leggitt Company of San Marcos, Texas
Recall number:
95-150

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