Valero Marketing & Supply Co. Announce Recall to Inspect Propane Gas; Can Pose Fire and Burn Hazard
CPSC recall 09152. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
An odorant is added to propane to help alert customers to a propane gas leak, but this propane might not have the recommended level of odorant. Failure to detect leaking gas can present a fire, explosion or thermal burn hazard to consumers.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers with propane purchased or delivered between January 2008 and October 2008 should immediately contact their propane gas suppliers or retail locations where home propane tank or portable cylinders were filled for testing of the propane and to receive additional odorant as needed.
CPSC recall 09152 has the recall date 12 Mar 2009. The notice names the firm Valero Marketing & Supply. The recall has about 919,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2009 has 10,000 units. This register puts the recall under 3 hazards. The first is Fire. CPSC gives the product type Gas/Propane Cans/Cylinders/Tanks/Fuel.
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More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | None reported. |
|---|---|
| Units | 919,000 |
| Description | The recall includes propane that may have been purchased from the retailers listed below: State Distributors Alabama: Country Gas, Dowdle Gas. Arkansas: Famers Supply. California: Aeropres Corp., Amerigas Propane, Enterprise Products, Ferrell North America, Heritage Propane, Kiva Energy, Mutual Liquid Gas and Equipment, Pacific Coast Propane LLC, Sal's Propane, Inc., Suburban Propane, LP, Targa Liquids Marketing, Ted Johnson Propane Co., United Pacific Energy. Mississippi: Columbus Butane, Coombs Gas, Dowdle Gas, Enterprise LP, Graeber Bros., Johnson Propane Gas, F.O. James, Pontotoc Butane Gas, Rebel Gas, Thomas LP. Tennessee: Baker Gas & Oil, Brownsville Utility, Coombs Gas, Dixie Gas, Dowdle Gas, Tennergy, Wilder LP Gas. |
| Product | Propane (LP) gas, About 919,000 barrels, Gas/Propane Cans/Cylinders/Tanks/Fuel |
| Sold at | Retail propane dealers listed in chart from January 2008 through October 2008. |
| Manufacturer | Valero Marketing & Supply Co |
| Made in | United States |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 919,000Median of 2009: 10,000
- CPSC recalls of 2009
- 383
- Recalls of 2009 with one of the same hazards
- 26%
- Recalls of 2009 in the category Gas/Propane Cans/Cylinders/Tanks/Fuel
- 0%
- Recalls on the register that name Valero Marketing & Supply
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 09152The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 09152. https://recallregister.com/product/5158-valero-marketing-supply-co-announce-recall-to-inspect-propane-gas-can/. 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 09152 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
None reported.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Retail propane dealers listed in chart from January 2008 through October 2008.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 09152?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 919,000 barrels
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
United States