Portable Generators Recalled by Champion Power Equipment Due to Fire Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Costco
Champion Power Equipment
Hazard: Fuel can leak from the generator's carburetor, posing a fire hazard.
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Recalls involving portable, inverter, and standby generators.
41 official CPSC notices published 1989–2026, matched on the notice's product identity — not on description text.
Champion Power Equipment
Hazard: Fuel can leak from the generator's carburetor, posing a fire hazard.
American Honda
Hazard: The hazard labels attached to the batteries used on the generators are printed in Japanese instead of English. As a result, consumers handling the battery may not be able to adequately avoid risks associated with the batteries.
Husqvarna Professional Products
Hazard: The carburetor can fail allowing gasoline to leak, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Loncin Industries
Hazard: Fuel can leak through the carburetor during normal usage, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Carolina Biological Supply
Hazard: The yellow lids in the kits contain excessive levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
Homelite Consumer Products
Hazard: The fuel gauge can leak excessive amounts of gasoline, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Big Muddy Sports
Hazard: The 220-volt receptacle can fail to produce power correctly and cause power surges that can damage appliances. This poses a risk of fire and possible injury to consumers.
Creative Resources
Hazard: A plastic sediment cup attached to the bottom of the fuel valve can crack during shipping and handling and cause fuel leakage or spillage, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
General Power Products
Hazard: The generator's fuel valve can be damaged by the cover plate during shipment and cause a fuel leak and fuel spillage during use, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Cummins Power Generation
Hazard: The generator's fuel shut-off valve can fail to close, resulting in a gas leak from the unit. This poses a risk of fire and burn injuries to consumers.
DEWALT
Hazard: A ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) installed on the generator could fail to operate properly, posing a risk of electric shock to consumers.
Ice Augers
Hazard: The fuel line on these engines can become loose or disconnected, resulting in a fuel leak. This can pose a fire hazard to consumers.