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Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc. generators

2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Aug 31, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 2reports to CPSC
  • Aug 31, 2011the latest report was made
  • Aug 31, 2011the earliest
  • 2with the company’s comments
Brand
None given: no report names a brand, so the group is named for its maker, Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc.
Maker
Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
GeneratorsIncluding power plantsCPSC’s product type: Generators or Power Plants (code 606), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Electrical Systems

By month

2 reports from September 2010 to August 2011; the most in August 2011, 2.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
August 20112

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 2 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Aug 31, 2011, sent to the company Sep 21, 2011, published by CPSC Oct 5, 2011

    The product, in the report: generator

    I have an emergency generator which has never been used except to periodically start to verify that it will start if needed.

    With Hurricane Irene heading this way I decided to check out the generator. The generator has always been kept in my garage. I pushed it out of the garage to start it. Since it did not start with first few pulls of the start cord I realized that the shut-off valve from the tank was probably closed. I found the shut-off valve and when I just touched the valve, it fell into my hand leaving an open hole in the bottom of the tank. Gasoline poured out over my hands. I tilted the generator so the gas would stop flowing out of the tank.

    I checked in my garage where the generator had been stored and there were stains on the floor indicating that there had been some leakage.

    The tank opening is sealed by a rubber grommet pushed up into the opening in the bottom of the tank and then the end of the shut-off valve is pushed up into the rubber grommet. This rubber grommet protrudes up in the bottom of the tank making it impossible to completely drain the tank. There is no mechanical attachment of the shut-off valve to the bottom of the tank. Gasoline causes the rubber grommet to deteriorate over time. In my case the portion of the rubber sealing the opening was completely gone leaving nothing to seal the opening or to secure the shut-off valve to the bottom of the tank.

    If I had not decided to check the generator that day the shut-off valve would have eventually fallen out of the connection to the tank dumping all the gasoline in the tank on the floor in the garage where I have an open flame water heater. Had this happened it could have resulted in an explosion and fire which could have destroyed my home and resulted in injury or death of my family.

    The generator should have had a mechanical attachment of the shut-off valve to the tank, an attachment which would not deteriorate due to contact with gasoline.

    This is extremely serious safety defect since many of these generators are stored in garages and the owners are not aware of this design defect.

    I think there should be a recall put out on these generators for the tank shut-off valve connection to the tank to be changed from the rubber grommet connection to a mechanical attachment to the shut-off valve that would not deteriorate with contact with gasoline.

    I contact DeVibiliss, the manufacturer of the generator, and asked to speak to their technical department. Instead they connected me to a local service representative here in Charleston. The representative was aware of this problem but did not have the grommets in stock. I order on the internet and installed it on 8-30-2011. I intend to not put gas in the tank until the generator is needed.

    Model
    CDGT3010
    Bought from
    Sams Club, South Carolina
    Bought
    Jan 15, 2000, about then
    Where
    Charleston, South Carolina: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 84, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    made or sold by Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  2. No one hurt

    Made Aug 31, 2011, sent to the company Sep 28, 2011, published by CPSC Oct 13, 2011

    The product, in the report: portable cable generator

    The consumer filled the generator up with gasoline when he noticed that the gasoline was pouring out of the tank. After he carefully examined the tank he noticed that there was a crack about a quarter of an inch long on the tank.

    While doing some research online the consumer noticed there was a recall (see release #02-067) where other models had experienced the same failure as he had.

    He went to a supply center(name of center was not provided) and the representative that he spoke with advised the consumer that the fuel tank was on back order.

    The consumer placed the order for the fuel tank and has placed the generator back into his garage. He indicated that he when the fuel tank comes in that he would make the repairs himself.

    Model
    GT5250-1
    Serial number
    9912194890
    Bought from
    Lowes, Virginia
    Bought
    Jun 2, 2000, about then
    Where
    Chesapeake, Virginia: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    made or sold by Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

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Sources

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

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