Fu San Machinery Recalls Low Lead Ball Valves Installed in Flammable Gas Lines Due to Fire and Explosion Hazards
Home product recall 13-064. Announced by CPSC on Dec 11, 2012.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Dec 11, 2012. Copied from CPSC on Oct 24, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The valves can crack and cause gas to leak. This poses fire and explosion hazards.
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What should you do?
Consumers should turn off the gas supply until a replacement gas valve has been professionally installed. Consumers should contact Danville Sales which, on behalf of Fu San Machinery, will provide compensation of $300 to reimburse customers for costs incurred to remove and return the valve and for purchasing and installing a replacement valve. The affected valve should be returned to the Danville Sales Office for Fu San Machinery with a photo depicting the valve in the gas line before removal and showing the date code on the valve, along with the address and details of the location where the valve was installed. The requested information, the recalled valve, and the consumer name and address should be sent to the address in the Consumer Contact paragraph. Upon receipt, Fu San will reimburse customers in the amount of $300.
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- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: replace.
- How to reach the firm: Danville Sales Office for Fu San Machinery, 1101 N. Kings Hwy, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034; toll-free at (855) 779-9200, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.fsvalve.com.tw, then click on the Safety Recall Notice button for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves seven brands of sweat and threaded, low lead ball valves used in flammable gas piping systems used in commercial or residential settings. They are brass shut-off valves assembled with pipe lines of ¾ inch and 1 inch and have a date code 1103 through 1112, in YYMM format, where YY is the year and MM is the month. The date code is located under the valve handle. The pipe size is marked on the body of the valve. Fu San’s logo and the “O” marking designated for low lead valves are marked on the valves’ neck under where the handle assembles. The word “Taiwan” appears on the handle as a country of origin marking. The valves were sold under the following brand names and model numbers: Brand Name Model Number Valve Dimensions/Sweat or Threaded Valves Aqualine BBV-075-LF ¾ inch/Threaded BBV-075S-LF ¾ inch/Sweat BBV-100-LF 1 inch/Threaded BBV-100S-LF 1 inch/Sweat AY McDonald 72032S ¾ inch/Sweat 72032T ¾ inch/Threaded FNW FNWX410AF ¾ inch/Threaded FNWX410AG 1 inch/Threaded FNWX411F ¾ inch/Sweat FNWX411G 1 inch/Sweat Hodes Co. 40-642 1 inch/Threaded 40-662 1 inch /Threaded 40-677 ¾ inch/Sweat 40-687 ¾ inch/Sweat 40-678 1 inch/Sweat 40-688 1 inch/Sweat Legend T1002NL 1 inch/Threaded Leonard Valve 83503 ¾ inch/Sweat 83504 1 inch/Sweat 83538 ¾ inch/Threaded 83539 1 inch/Threaded Mueller 107-844NL ¾ inch/Sweat
About 163,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Low Lead Ball Valve/Shut-Off Gas Valves.
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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 Fu San Machinery Co. Ltd., Taiwan.
- Imported by Aqualine, Corona, Calif.
- Imported by AY McDonald Manufacturing Co., Dubuque, Iowa.
- Imported by FNW, Portland, Ore.
- Imported by Hodes Co., Kansas City, Mo.
- Imported by Legend, Auburn Hills, Mich.
- Imported by Leonard Valve, Cranston, R.I.
- Imported by Mueller, Memphis, Tenn.
- Fu San Machinery directly to seven distributors nationwide from April 2011 through January 2012 for between $13 and $20.
- Made in Taiwan, 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 24, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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 24, 2026.