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CPSC, Academy Sports and Outdoors Announce Recall of Propane Heaters

Home product recall 03-175. Announced by CPSC on Aug 21, 2003.

CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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Announced by CPSC on Aug 21, 2003. 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), posing a risk of CO poisoning to consumers, if used indoors.

Source:

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

What should you do?

Return the heaters to any Academy Store for a refund.

Source:

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

  • How to reach the firm: Academy stores at (800) 577-8684 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s website at www.academy.com

Which ones are recalled?

The heaters have a 6-inch heat reflector and operate with a disposable 16.4-ounce or 14.1-ounce propane tank, sold separately. The product has a chrome neck, a black “on/off” switch, and a black plastic base that houses the propane cylinder.

About 40,400 units, as CPSC gives them.

Timber Creek Propane 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 Academy Sports and Outdoors, Katy, Texas.
  • “Academy Sports and Outdoors” stores exclusively sold the heaters in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas, from Sept. 2001 through May 2003, for about $20.
  • Made in China, as the notice gives it.
Source:

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

Was anyone hurt?

No injuries have been reported. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injuries.

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:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

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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