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LP Gas Grills Safety Alert by W.C. Bradley

CPSC recall 88021. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Fire & Fire-Related Burn

CPSC recall 88021 has the recall date 12 Apr 1988. The notice names the firm Patio Kitchen. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Fire. CPSC gives the product type Grills, Smokers & Accessories.

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CPSC recall 88021: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
LP Gas Grills Safety Alert by W.C. Bradley NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 12, 1988 Release # 88-021 W.C. Bradley Issues Safety Alert on LP Gas Grills WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, W.C. Bradley Enterprises, Columbus, Georgia, today issued a safety alert for approximately 1.8 million LP gas grills manufactured from 1983 through 1985 under the CHAR-BROIL and PATIO KITCHEN labels. The Commission and W.C. Bradley are aware of 330 reports of loosening of the connection of the gas hose to the gas valve. This could result in gas leaking and possibly igniting. Neither the Commission nor W.C. Bradley is aware of any injuries or extensive property damage involving these grills. These gas grills did not have the hose and regulator pre-assembled to the valve. As part of the assembly of the grill, the consumer had to connect the hose to the valve. The owner's manual did not include instructions specifying the use of a wrench to tighten this connection. Consumers should use a wrench to make certain that the connection between…
ProductW.C. Bradley Patio Kitchen, Char-Broil liquid propane (LP) gas grills, Grills, Smokers & Accessories
ManufacturerPatio Kitchen; Char-Broil

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1988: not given
CPSC recalls of 1988
75
Recalls of 1988 with one of the same hazards
11%
Recalls of 1988 in the category Grills, Smokers & Accessories
3%
Recalls on the register that name Patio Kitchen
1

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 88021. https://recallregister.com/product/4735-lp-gas-grills-safety-alert-by-w-c-bradley/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

Sources

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 88021 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 88021 has no incident or injury text.