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Official U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission consumer incident report from the SaferProducts.gov public database. Use the verification links below to confirm the record on SaferProducts.gov or via the public database export.

Product

Craftsman 917-286450

Category

Home & Garden

Report number

20110729-D14D8-1194288

Ownership age

About 111 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20110729-D14D8-1194288. Matched catalog product: Craftsman 917-286450. Source model text: 917.292481. Incident: Consumer stated that his gas powered tiller is a potential fire hazard as there appears to be a leak where the fuel tank is and fears that the gas leaking into a hot engine may flare up, resulting in a fire hazard. The consumer stated that he has not had any injuries sustained by the product but stated that he did inhale some of the fumes. Luckily, he has not suffered any adverse effects. The consumer stated that the product was on for an unknown amount of time before he noticed the leak.

This is a consumer incident report published on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by people outside of CPSC. It is not automatically an official recall or manufacturer admission.
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Official report number: 20110729-D14D8-1194288. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.