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CPSC, Zippo Announce Recall of Multi-Purpose Utility Lighters is CPSC recall #05019, announced on October 20, 2004. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The Zippo MPL (Multi-Purpose Lighter) uses refillable butane fuel, is child resistant, and measures 8 inches long and 1 inch wide. The utility lighter is finished in black metal or silver metal with a chrome nozzle. The black unit is packaged in a blister pack with black and red graphics and the silver unit is in a silver gift box. Only utility lighters with these date codes are recalled: G03, H03, I03, ZH03. The date code is on the black adjuster knob on the bottom of the lighter. The remedy is free replacement multi-purpose lighter when consumer sends to the company the black adjuster knob from the bottom of the lighter.. Affected brand: Zippo Manufacturing Company.
The Zippo MPL (Multi-Purpose Lighter) uses refillable butane fuel, is child resistant, and measures 8 inches long and 1 inch wide. The utility lighter is finished in black metal or silver metal with a chrome nozzle. The black unit is packaged in a blister pack with black and red graphics and the silver unit is in a silver gift box. Only utility lighters with these date codes are recalled: G03, H03, I03, ZH03. The date code is on the black adjuster knob on the bottom of the lighter.
Affected products
MPL, multi-purpose utility lighter
Recalled brands
Zippo Manufacturing Company
Remedy
Free replacement multi-purpose lighter when consumer sends to the company the black adjuster knob from the bottom of the lighter.
Recall date
October 20, 2004
CPSC recall #05019 covers CPSC, Zippo Announce Recall of Multi-Purpose Utility Lighters, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on October 20, 2004. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The Zippo MPL (Multi-Purpose Lighter) uses refillable butane fuel, is child resistant, and measures 8 inches long and 1 inch wide. The utility lighter is finished in black metal or silver metal with a chrome nozzle. The black unit is packaged in a blister pack with black and red graphics and the silver unit is in a silver gift box. Only utility lighters with these date codes are recalled: G03, H03, I03, ZH03. The date code is on the black adjuster knob on the bottom of the lighter.
The CPSC remedy for recall #05019 is free replacement multi-purpose lighter when consumer sends to the company the black adjuster knob from the bottom of the lighter.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
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The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2005/CPSC-Zippo-Announce-Recall-of-Multi-Purpose-Utility-Lighters-. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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