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Buffalo Tools Sportsman 7000 generators

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Aug 5, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Aug 5, 2011the latest report was made
  • Aug 5, 2011the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Buffalo Tools Sportsman 7000
Maker
BUFFALO TOOLSMakers, 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

1 report from September 2010 to August 2011; the most in August 2011, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
August 20111

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 1 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 5, 2011, published by CPSC Aug 29, 2011

    The product, in the report: Portable Generator’s Fuel tank and system

    Carburator leaking fuel-profusely. Buffalo Tools Generator Sportsman Model 7000. Ran fine when first used for a number of hours without incident. On second use the Carburator started leaking fuel the minute the fuel valve was opend and allows the device to run. This may indicate a stuck flaot valve. It is a potental fire hazard and risk of explosion.

    Model
    Sportsman 7000
    UPC
    n/a
    Serial number
    n/a
    Bought from
    Tractor Supply
    Bought
    Jun 3, 2011
    Where
    Patterson, New York: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Buffalo Tools Sportsman 7000, made or sold by BUFFALO TOOLS
    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:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

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:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

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