CPSC, Cascade Designs, Inc. Announce Recall of Stove Fuel
Home product recall 05-176. Announced by CPSC on May 18, 2005.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on May 18, 2005. 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?
A manufacturing defect in the can’s seam and an insufficiently applied fuel cap can cause the can to leak fuel, posing a fire hazard.
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What should you do?
(1) Consumers should immediately check their stove fuel cans for leaks. If the can is leaking, consumers should move it to a location where there are no ignition sources and then transfer the fuel to an approved fuel container. (2) Consumers should contact Cascade Designs Inc. to receive a replacement fuel container and funnel.
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- How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact Cascade Designs at (800) 531-9531 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s Web site at www.msrgear.com
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled fuel is used for outdoor cooking stoves. “MSR® SuperFuel™” is printed on the label and is packaged in red metal cans. “SUPERFUEL, MSR Cleanest-Burning Liquid Fuel for MSR Stoves,” and “32 FL OZ/1 Quart/.946 Liter” are printed across the front of the can. This recall includes cans with batch #502-167 printed on the lower back of the can in light black digits.
About 8,500 units, as CPSC gives them.
Superfuel Liquid Fuel.
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Numbers to check against yours
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UPC
0040818220207
Copied exactly as CPSC lists them.
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 Cascade Designs Inc., Seattle Wash.
- Sporting good stores sold the stove fuel nationwide, from March 2005 through April 2005, for about $9.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
No incidents or injuries have been reported. However, CPSC and Cascade Designs discovered and subsequently investigated forty-one leaking cans found in Cascade’s distribution center.
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What the record doesn’t say
- 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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