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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

Champion 41532

Category

Lawn Equipment

Report number

20121109-D489E-2147462095

Ownership age

About 10 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20121109-D489E-2147462095. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Champion 41532. Source model text: Model 41532. Incident: A Champion portable generator - model number 41532, serial number 11Oct2000605, caught on fire while in use outside our home on the night of November 7th 2012. While some serial numbers of this particular generator are under recall due to fires, this particular serial number is not and is supposed to be acceptable for use.

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.

Official report number: 20121109-D489E-2147462095. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.