CPSC, Murray Inc. Announce Recall of Lawn Mowers and Lawn Tractors
Home product recall 04-103. Announced by CPSC on Mar 23, 2004.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Mar 23, 2004. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 8,000 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?
Plastic components on these lawn mowers and lawn tractors can crack, if they are struck by an object thrown from the blade. Objects can be ejected from the mower unexpectedly and could hit nearby consumers.
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What should you do?
Consumers should stop using this product immediately and discard or destroy it. The firm is out of business, and a remedy is no longer available.
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- How to reach the firm: The company is out of business. Consumers should call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054).
Which ones are recalled?
The recall includes certain 20-, 21-, and 22-inch walk-behind lawn mowers; certain 30-inch mid-engine riding lawn mowers; certain 38-, 40-, 42-, and 46-inch lawn tractors; and certain 46-inch garden tractors. They are red, black or gray. “Murray” is written on the body of the mowers. The model number can be found on the unit’s nameplate located under the seat of the lawn tractors and at the rear of the mower housing on the walk-behind mowers. The following model numbers are included in recall: 309029X92 387002X92 405000X8 425620X92 425001X8 425014X92 425015X92 461004X92 465306X8 201010X18 20112X92 218950X92 22265X8 223310X8 224110X8 225113X92 226111X92
About 8,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Murray lawn mowers, lawn tractors, and garden tractors.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 3 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Murray, Inc., Lawrenceburg, Tenn.
- Wal-Mart, Home Depot, and Northern Tool nationwide, from November 2003 through February 2004. The walk-behind mowers sold for between $99 and $368. The riding mowers sold for between $758 and $1,748.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
None reported.
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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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