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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Originally issued March 4, 2003, Revised December 5, 2005
Release # 03-089 |
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Yolanda Fultz-Morris, (301) 504-7066
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Note: Firm is out of business. Do not use this product. Please destroy or discard the product.
CPSC, Murray Inc. Announce Recall of Riding Lawn Tractors
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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