# CPSC, Harbor Freight Tools Announce Recall Propane Torches
> **CPSC recall** · 2001-05-02 · 01139b · 1 injuries reported
## Recall
- **Number:** 01139b
- **Date:** 2001-05-02
- **Injuries reported:** 1
## Products

Propane Torches

## Hazards

The hose that comes with the propane torch can crack or burst, presenting a fire and explosion hazard.

## Retailer(s)

Harbor Freight Tools stores and catalogs nationwide sold these torches from May 2000 through September 2000 for about $20.

## Importer(s)

Harbor Freight Tools, of Camarillo, Calif.

## Country of manufacture

China

## Description

The propane torch, measuring about 22.5 inches long, comes as a "kit" with a wand, flow valve, turbo blast trigger, hard rubber grip and a hose that attaches to propane tanks. Writing on the hose of reads, "IN-8MM OUT-13MM BURST 525 PSI PRESSURE WORK 150 PSI MADE IN CHINA." The propane torch was sold in a clear plastic-wrap package with a white cardboard backing and contained "Harbor Freight Tools Assembly and Operating Instructions." Similar torches marked "Made in Italy" are not part of this recall.

## Source
- [CPSC recall page](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2001/CPSC-Harbor-Freight-Tools-Announce-Recall-Propane-Torches)
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