Valero Marketing & Supply Co. Announce Recall to Inspect Propane Gas; Can Pose Fire and Burn Hazard

Recalled March 12, 2009 · CPSC recall 09152 · Valero Marketing & Supply

Hazard

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

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.

Units

About 919,000 barrels

Incidents / injuries

None reported.

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.

What to do

Contact

For additional information, contact toll-free at (800) 324-8464 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday, or visit the Propane Recall Website at www.propanerecall.com

Product

Propane (LP) gas

Manufacturer(s)

Valero Marketing & Supply Co., of San Antonio, Texas

Retailers

Retail propane dealers listed in chart from January 2008 through October 2008.

Made in

United States

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →