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Murray Riding Lawn Mowers Recalled By Briggs & Stratton Power Products Group Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

Home product recall 09-706. Announced by CPSC on Oct 23, 2008.

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The short answer

Announced by CPSC on Oct 23, 2008. 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 two-piece fuel tanks on the riding mowers can separate at the seam, causing fuel to leak. This can pose fire and burn hazards to consumers.

Source:

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

What should you do?

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled mower and contact the dealer from which it was purchased for a free repair.

Source:

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

  • How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact Briggs & Stratton Power Products Group at (800) 227-3798 or 800-444-7774 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the company’s website at www.briggsandstratton.com

Which ones are recalled?

This recall involves Murray front engine riding lawnmowers with the model and serial numbers listed below. The model and serial numbers are located on an identification tag on the rear frame of the unit. Model Serial Number Range 7800162 2012852329 through 2012852578; 2013004655 through 2013005154; 2013071338 through 2013071546 7800191 2012886982 through 2012887081; 2012887082 through 2012887231; 2013035588 through 2013035671 7800192 2012887399 through 2012887548; 2012887549 through 2012887648; 2012978024 through 2012978024; 2013046581 through 2013047179

About 2,100 units, as CPSC gives them.

Murray Front Engine Riding Lawn Mowers.

Source:

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

CPSC’s photos

CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.

Who made and sold it?

  • Made by Briggs & Stratton Power Products Group LLC, Wauwatosa, Wis.
  • Various riding lawnmower dealers nationwide from April 2008 through September 2008 for about $950.
  • Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
Source:

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

Was anyone hurt?

Briggs & Stratton Power Products Group has received two reports of fuel leaks. No injuries or incidents have been reported.

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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