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Valsi Corporation Recall of Generators with Plastic Fuel Tanks For Fire Hazard

Home product recall 06-537. Announced by CPSC on Mar 22, 2006.

  • CPSC: stop using it
CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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The short answer

Announced by CPSC on Mar 22, 2006. 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 fuel tanks can crack and leak fuel, posing a risk of fires and burn injuries.

Source:

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

What should you do?

Valsi is directly notifying those consumers who purchased affected generators. Consumers should stop using their generators immediately and contact a Valsi dealer or Valsi customer service to make arrangements to have a replacement gas tank installed at no cost to the consumer.

Source:

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

  • How to reach the firm: For more information, call the firm at (866) 260-4843 between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or email them at export@valsi.com.mx

Which ones are recalled?

The Valsi “G” model G38MG0750RV, G42MG0750RV, G55MG0900RV, and G65MG1100RV are portable generators with black plastic fuel tank, full lifting frame, and side control panel. The recalled generators are black with blue label and have “Valsi Generator” printed on the label.

About 900 units, as CPSC gives them.

Valsi Single Phase Portable Generators.

Source:

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

CPSC’s photos

CPSC shows 4 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.

Who made and sold it?

  • Made by Corporativo Valsi S.A de C.V, Guadalajara, Mexico.
  • Imported by Valsi Power Equipment Inc., San Diego, Calif.
  • Wal-Mart stores in Florida Gulf coast region; Highway Equipment and Supply, Orlando, FL; and Florida Department of Transportation, Orlando, FL sold these generators from September 2004 through August 2005 for between $400 and $900.
  • Made in Mexico, as the notice gives it.
Source:

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

Was anyone hurt?

There have been 67 reports of fuel tank leaks. There have been no reported 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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