Ozark Trail Butane Lighters Recalled by Wal-Mart Stores
CPSC recall 99088. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Fire & Fire-Related Burn
CPSC recall 99088 has the recall date 5 Apr 1999. The notice names the firm Wal-Mart. 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 Lighters.
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| Description | Ozark Trail Butane Lighters Recalled by Wal-Mart Stores NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 5, 1999 Release # 99-088 Company Phone Number: (800) WAL-MART CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Mark Ross, (301) 504-7076 CPSC, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Announce Recall of Ozark Trail Butane Lighters WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Wal-Mart Stores Inc., of Bentonville, Ark., is recalling about 1 million Ozark Trail butane utility lighters. These lighters can have a cracked fuel cylinder, which can allow butane to leak and ignite. These lighters can continue to burn after the trigger is released, and can exhibit flaring characteristics or burning with an unsteady flame. Wal-Mart has received two reports of these lighters leaking fuel, which then ignited and singed the user's facial and arm hair. There have been no reports of serious injuries or property damage. These Ozark Trail butane lighters have model number HH-133, which is written on the packaging. The lighters are about 11 inches long, have a black… |
| Product | Ozark Trail butane utility lighters, Lighters |
| Manufacturer | Wal-Mart |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1999: 22,300
- CPSC recalls of 1999
- 156
- Recalls of 1999 with one of the same hazards
- 33%
- Recalls of 1999 in the category Lighters
- 5%
- Recalls on the register that name Wal-Mart
- 16
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 99088. https://recallregister.com/product/6272-ozark-trail-butane-lighters-recalled-by-wal-mart-stores/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 99088 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 99088 has no incident or injury text.
- How many CPSC recalls name Wal-Mart?
- 16 CPSC recalls on this register name Wal-Mart. This recall is 1 of them.