CPSC, Seismic Safety Products Inc. Announce Recall of Gas Shut-Off Valves
Home product recall 02-163. Announced by CPSC on May 16, 2002.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on May 16, 2002. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
These gas valves could stick in the open position, allowing gas to flow freely, which poses a risk of serious injury to consumers, from fire and explosion during an earthquake.
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What should you do?
Consumers should contact Seismic Safety Products immediately to have their shut-off valve replaced free of charge.
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- How to reach the firm: Consumers may contact Seismic Safety Products at (800) 948-3782 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday. For more information, consumers also can write to: Pacific Aerospace & Electronics Inc., 430 Olds Station Road, Wenatchee, WA 98801.
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled Northridge 2000 Earthquake Valves are about 3-1/2 inches wide by 2-1/2 inches high by 2 inches deep. The valves’ bodies are made of aluminum and are coated with a blue color. The recalled valves have a white reset knob in the front that reads, “Northridge 2000 Valve” and a white label on the back that reads, in part, “Models M75 [or M100], ASCE 25-97, RR#5370, CSA-OSA, 2 PSI Max Gas Flow.” These valves were manufactured in the United States.
Approximately 600 units, as CPSC gives them.
Northridge 2000 Earthquake Valves.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Seismic Safety Products Inc., a subsidiary, Pacific Aerospace & Electronics Inc., both of Wenatchee, Wash.
- Seismic Safety Products sold the valves to plumbers in the Olympia, Tacoma, and Seattle, Wash. areas, from February 2001 through April 2001, for between $200 and $300.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Seismic Safety Products has not received any reports of incidents. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injuries.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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