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CPSC, Brinkmann Announce Recall of Outdoor Tabletop Propane Heaters

Home product recall 02-181. Announced by CPSC on Jun 13, 2002.

CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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Announced by CPSC on Jun 13, 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?

The heaters can emit high levels of carbon monoxide (CO), which poses a risk of CO poisoning to consumers.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What should you do?

The firm is no longer in business and the recall remedy is no longer available. Discard this product. Do not donate or resell.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: The firm is out of business. Consumers should call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054).

Which ones are recalled?

The recalled Outdoor Tabletop Heaters are about 33 inches tall and operate with a disposable 1 lb. propane tank, commonly sold in outdoor and camping stores. The base of the heater has a label that reads “BRINKMANN OUTDOOR TABLETOP HEATER” and has the model number 883-1000-0. The heater also has ‘mood lighting’ around the base, that is battery operated. These heaters were manufactured in China.

About 45,000 units, as CPSC gives them.

Brinkman Outdoor Tabletop Heaters.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

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 The Brinkmann Corporation, Dallas, Texas.
  • Retailers, including Wal-Mart, Menards, and Galyan’s, sold these heaters, from September 2001 through May 2002, at a range of prices up to $100, depending on the retail location.
  • Made in China, as the notice gives it.
Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Was anyone hurt?

Brinkmann received one report of a CO death involving the use of this outdoor heater, inside of a camper.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

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.
Source:

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Sources

  • 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.

Source:

Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.

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