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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

Devilbiss GT5250 WK2

Category

Lawn Equipment

Report number

20180917-59B0B-1793346

Ownership age

About 220 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Leak

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20180917-59B0B-1793346. Matched catalog product: Devilbiss GT5250 WK2. Source model text: 5250. Incident: 9/16/2018: The consumer drained the fuel tank and then filled it, in preparation for the potential hurricane. Once he filled to the level where the seam is located on the "plastic fuel tank", he immediately noticed fuel leaking from it. He stopped filling it at that point.

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: 20180917-59B0B-1793346. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.