Safety regulator, Murray Inc. Announce Recall of Lawn Tractors
Recall 04102 · Mar 23, 2004 · Murray, Inc.
93,500
units affected
93,500
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 04102
- Date
- Mar 23, 2004
- Company
- Murray, Inc.
- Units affected
- 93,500
- Product
- Murray lawn tractors with remote-mounted fuel tank
- Product type
- Tractors
- Hazard
- Fire
The product
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
What can happen
The fuel tank can develop cracks, allowing fuel to leak, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
The fix
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.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Murray has received two reports of fire and no reports of injury.
- 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.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled murray lawn tractors with remote-mounted fuel tank?
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.
What is the hazard?
The fuel tank can develop cracks, allowing fuel to leak, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.