Murray Inc. · Recalled
CPSC, Murray Inc. Announce Recall of Riding Lawn Tractors
The fuel tank can crack and leak fuel, posing a burn and fire hazard to consumers.
- Units
- About 270,000
- Reports
- 101
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $800–$1,500
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
The recalled lawn tractors were sold under the MURRAY® and STANLEY® brand names and have 38-, 40-, 42-, 46-, and 52-inch cutting decks. The brand name is printed on the front or side of the lawn tractor and the model number can be found on a nameplate under the seat. The following models are included in this recall: 405014X92 405015X92 40508X92 425007X92 42515X92 42516X92 425302X92 425303X92 425614X92 42576X92 465305X92 465603X92 46581X92 425605X692 465606X692 525607X692 405002X8 425003X8 425008X8 425009X8 42544X8 38560X181 42583X6 465616X6 40541 465617 40541X99 425611X99 465612X99 465615X99 465622X99 425003X71 465619X71 465620X71
The file
- Sold at
- Retail and hardware stores, including Wal-Mart and Home Depot, sold the lawn tractors nationwide, from November 2000 through January 2003, for between $800 and $1,500.
- Product type
- Tractors
- Made in
- Not stated
- Recalled by
- Murray Inc., of Brentwood, Tenn.
Incident log
Murray has received 101 reports of fuel tanks leaking. No injuries have been reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should stop using these lawn tractors immediately and discard or destroy the product. The firm is out of business and a remedy is no longer available.
The firm is out of business. Consumers should call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054).
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated MAR 04 2003; last revised MAY 21 2025.