Explosion Hazard Of Fire Extinguishers Prompts American LaFrance And BECO Recall
CPSC recall 91080. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Explosion/Projectiles
CPSC recall 91080 has the recall date 30 May 1991. The notice names the firm Badger-Powhatan. 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 Fire Extinguishers.
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| Description | May 30, 1991 Release # 91-080 Explosion Hazard Of Fire Extinguishers Prompts American LaFrance And BECO Recall WASHINGTON, DC -- Two models of American LaFrance fire extinguishers and one model of BECO fire extinguishers, which were manufactured from May 1985 through December 1985, are being recalled by Badger-Powhatan of Charlottesville, VA in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The plastic valve and nozzle assembly of the three models of fire extinguishers could blow off with enough force to cause serious injury, due to a defect in the threads connecting the nozzle assembly to the red cannister. Badger-Powhatan has received reports of 100 explosion incidents. While there have been only three injuries reported by the manufacturer, there have been several incidents in which the nozzle assembly blew off with sufficient force to imbed it in a wall or ceiling. Approximately 84,000 American LaFrance and BECO fire extinguishers, models P-250MA and P-275RA, are being recalled. The model numbers and serial numbers of these recalled extinguishers are printed on the cannister label and include the following: American LaFrance Serial Numbers Model P-250MA… |
| Product | American LaFrance fire extinguishers, Fire Extinguishers |
| Product | Beco fire extinguishers |
| Manufacturer | Badger-Powhatan; BECO; American LaFrance |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1991: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1991
- 84
- Recalls of 1991 with one of the same hazards
- 15%
- Recalls of 1991 in the category Fire Extinguishers
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Badger-Powhatan
- 1
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- CPSC recall notice 91080The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 91080. https://recallregister.com/product/5094-explosion-hazard-of-fire-extinguishers-prompts-american-lafrance-and-b/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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- 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 91080 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 91080 has no incident or injury text.