CPSC, Murray Inc. Announce Recall of Riding Lawn Tractors
Home product recall 03-089. Announced by CPSC on Mar 4, 2003.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Mar 4, 2003. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 270,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The fuel tank can crack and leak fuel, posing a burn and fire hazard to consumers.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using these lawn tractors immediately and discard or destroy the product. The firm is out of business and a remedy is no longer available.
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 lawn tractors were sold under the MURRAY® and STANLEY® brand names and have 38-, 40-, 42-, 46-, and 52-inch cutting decks. The brand name is printed on the front or side of the lawn tractor and the model number can be found on a nameplate under the seat. The following models are included in this recall: 405014X92 405015X92 40508X92 425007X92 42515X92 42516X92 425302X92 425303X92 425614X92 42576X92 465305X92 465603X92 46581X92 425605X692 465606X692 525607X692 405002X8 425003X8 425008X8 425009X8 42544X8 38560X181 42583X6 465616X6 40541 465617 40541X99 425611X99 465612X99 465615X99 465622X99 425003X71 465619X71 465620X71
About 270,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
MURRAY® and STANLEY® brand Riding Lawn Tractors.
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 Murray Inc., Brentwood, Tenn.
- Retail and hardware stores, including Wal-Mart and Home Depot, sold the lawn tractors nationwide, from November 2000 through January 2003, for between $800 and $1,500.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Murray has received 101 reports of fuel tanks leaking. No injuries have been reported.
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.
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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