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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

Generac Generator G0070431; Transfer switch

Category

Lawn Equipment

Report number

20260423-F628B-2147320201

Ownership age

Not stated

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20260423-F628B-2147320201. Severity: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional. Matched catalog product: Generac Generator G0070431; Transfer switch. Incident: Trying to pull start a generac portable generator when the carburator back fired catching the air filter on fir burning gas lines and burning myself. The fire was eventually put out with dirt and water.

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: 20260423-F628B-2147320201. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.