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Carpets & Rugs Recalled by Hartford Carpet Mills

CPSC recall 75040. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Fire & Fire-Related Burn

CPSC recall 75040 has the recall date 19 May 1975. The notice names a person as the firm, and this site does not show the name. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Fire.

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CPSC recall 75040: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
Carpets & Rugs Recalled by Hartford Carpet Mills NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 1975 Release # 75-040 CPSC Provisionally Accepts Consent Order With Hartford Carpet Mills, Inc. WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 19, 1975) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today provisionally accepted a consent order signed by Hartford Carpet Mills, Inc. requiring that company to recall certain carpets and rugs which fail to meet Federal flammability standards. (DOC F l-70). Non-complying goods were previously pulled from inventory and the distribution chain. The carpets and rugs in style "Carmel", also sold under the names "Sierra" and "Hartley", were manufactured between April 16, 1971, and October, 1971. Also involved in the recall are carpets and rugs in the same style in colors Autumn Bronze and Harvest Beige, manufactured between May 1, 1972, and June 30, 1972. The style "Carmel" carpet is composed of 100 percent nylon pile and has a jute back. It comes in various colors, is shaggy in nature and is sold in varying lengths. A Commission spokesman said that any remaining carpeting…
ProductHartford Carmel carpets and rugs
ProductHartford Hartley carpets and rugs
ProductHartford Sierra carpets and rugs, Carpets/Rugs
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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1975: not given
CPSC recalls of 1975
13
Recalls of 1975 with one of the same hazards
69%

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 75040. https://recallregister.com/product/3774-carpets-rugs-recalled-by-hartford-carpet-mills/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

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Source
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence
US government work, public domain
Data retrieved
30 Sep 2026
Newest CPSC recall on the register
24 Sep 2026

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Questions

Does CPSC recall 75040 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 75040 has no incident or injury text.