FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 11, 1999
Release # 99-109
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Company Phone Number: 1-800-63KMART
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Ken Giles, (301) 504-7052
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CPSC, Kmart Announce Recall of Tru-Burn Portable LP Gas Grills
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Kmart Corporation, of Troy, Mich., is recalling about 40,000
Tru-Burn Portable LP Gas Grills. The burner manifold connection can separate
during use, resulting in a flame outside the grill which could burn consumers
and ignite nearby combustibles.
CPSC is aware of one reported fire outside of a consumer's grill due to
the manifold connection separating during use. No injuries were reported.
The Tru-Burn Portable LP Gas Grill has a black porcelain paint finish with
two chrome-plated wire, steel legs. When assembled, the gas grill is about 18-
inches long and 12-inches high. There are three rectangular-shaped handles, one
attached to each end of the grill's body and one attached to the lid. The box in
which the grill was packaged is labeled with UPC Code 024838170001 and Kmart
Code 0-118731-116. Writing on the box includes, "TRU-BURN."
Kmart sold these portable grills nationwide through its Kmart stores from
February 1996 through August 1998 for about $22.
Consumers should immediately stop using these grills and return them to a
Kmart store for a full refund. For more information, consumers should call
Kmart toll-free at 1-800-63KMART anytime.
The "BBQ-PRO" model portable gas grills currently being sold by Kmart are
not included in this recall.
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