Homelite gasoline-powered backpack blowers
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Homelite Inc. is recalling over 80,000 model BP-250 gasoline-powered backpack blowers due to a fire hazard. The blowers have fuel lines that can crack and leak if routed too closely to the engine cylinder. Homelite has received five reports of fuel line leaks, and the defect has been associated with two fires and one burn injury. The affected model is approximately 2.5 feet high and 1.5 feet wide with a 30 cubic centimeter engine, colored mostly red with black components on a black frame with shoulder straps. The blowers were sold nationwide through authorized Homelite dealers, lawn and garden stores, and building supply stores from October 1994 through December 1996 for about $200.
Consumers should identify their blower by checking for UT numbers UT 08017F or UT 08017G and serial numbers ranging from HP2000001 through HP3659999, HQ0010001 through HQ3659999, or HR0010001 through HR2109999, which appear on a sticker attached to the fuel tank. According to the recall notice, affected consumers should stop using the blowers immediately and take them to the nearest Homelite servicing dealer for repair. Consumers can call Homelite Inc. at (800) 242-4672 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. EDT Monday through Friday to find a nearby authorized dealer or obtain more information about the recall.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
Fire & Fire-Related Burn
Gasoline-Powered Backpack Blowers Recall by Homelite NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Yolanda Fultz-Morris July 31, 1997 (301) 504-7066 Release #97-165 CPSC, Homelite Inc. Announce Recall of Gasoline-Powered Backpack Blowers WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Homelite Inc. of Charlotte, N.C., is announcing a voluntary recall to repair over 80,000 model BP-250 Homelite gasoline-powered backpack blowers. If the blower's fuel lines are routed too closely to the engine cylinder, they can crack and leak fuel, presenting a fire hazard to consumers. Homelite Inc. has received five reports of fuel lines leaking. Two fires and one burn injury resulting in a slightly singed back have been associated with these blowers. The model BP-250 Homelite blower measures 2.5 feet high and 1.5 feet wide and has a 30 cubic centimeter engine. The blower is mostly red with black components and is mounted on a black frame to which shoulder straps are attached. The words, "Homelite BP-250...Made in U.S.A." appear under the blower's red support bar. The blowers involved in this recall have UT numbers UT 08017F or UT 08017G and serial numbers ranging from HP2000001 through HP3659999, HQ0010001 through HQ3659999, and HR0010001 through HR2109999 located on a sticker attached to the fuel tank. Authorized Homelite dealers nationwide, including lawn and garden and building supply stores, sold the blowers from October 1994 through December 1996 for about $200. Consumers should stop using the blowers immediately and take them to the nearest Homelite servicing dealer for repair. For the name of the nearest Homelite servicing dealer or for more information about this recall, consumers should call Homelite Inc. at (800) 242-4672 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. EDT Monday through Friday.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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