Firm no longer in business. Recall remedy no longer available. Discard the product. Do not donate or resell.
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Recalled Murray lawn tractor with remote-mounted fuel tank
The fuel tank can develop cracks, allowing fuel to leak posing a fire hazard to consumers.
93,500
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Recall Details
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Murray, Inc., of Lawrenceburg, Tenn. is voluntarily recalling Murray lawn tractors with remote-mounted fuel tanks. The fuel tank can develop cracks, allowing fuel to leak posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Name of product: Murray lawn tractors with remote-mounted fuel tanks
Units: 93,500
Manufacturer: Murray, Inc., of Lawrenceburg, Tenn.
Hazard: The fuel tank can develop cracks, allowing fuel to leak posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: Murray has received two reports of fire and no reports of injury.
Description: These 40- and 42-inch-cut lawn tractors come with a 1.4 gallon remote fuel tank. They come in red and black or all black. The model number can be found on a nameplate located under the seat. The following model numbers are included in recall:
| 40507X8 40536X4 405618X81 | 42504X71 42504X99 42510 | 42512X99 42542X6 42543X6 | 425610X99 425612X99 42575X81 |
Sold at: Various lawn equipment retailers, including Home Depot, Central Tractor and the U.S. Army Air Force Exchange Services (AAFES) nationwide from January 1997 through October 2002 for between $859 and $1,259.
Manufactured in: United States
Remedy: Consumers should stop using this product immediately and discard or destroy it. The firm is out of business, and a remedy is no longer available.
Firm no longer in business. Recall remedy no longer available. Discard the product. Do not donate or resell.
Murray has received two reports of fire and no reports of injury.
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