Interline Brands Swivel Fittings recall: Fire Hazard
Interline Brands Recalls Swivel Fittings Due to Fire Hazard
Why was Interline Brands Swivel Fittings recalled?
The fittings can leak, posing a fire hazard.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately contact Interline for a full refund or a replacement fitting. Consumers with recalled fittings that have already been installed should contact Interline to arrange for a professional installation of a free replacement fitting. Contact: Interline toll-free at 888-704-7324 from 8 a.m. through 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.interlinebrands.com and click on Leran then click on www.lerangasproducts.com and at the bottom of the page click on product recall.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- ProPlus Brass Flare Swivel Fittings
- Company
- Zhejiang ACME Pipe Fitting Co., LTD, of China, Interline Brands, Inc., of Jacksonville, Fla
- Quantity
- About 140,000
- Sold at
- Hardware retailers from August 2017 through November 2018 and sold to professional installers by Leran, Barnett, Hardware Express, SupplyWorks, Wilmar and Maintenance USA stores from August 2017 through July 2018 for between $1 and $8.
- Recall date
- March 28, 2019
- Incidents / injuries
- Interline has received two reports of the swivels leaking at installation.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves multiple sizes of ProPlus Brass Flare Swivel fittings used as connectors for copper tubing. The brass, gold-colored fittings connect two male flare nuts opposite to each other. The Swivels were used primarily for LP gas (propane) applications by professional installers. Model Number Description 39-4 1/4" x 1/4" 39-6 3/8" x 3/8" 39-8 1/2" x 1/2" 39-8-6 1/2" x 3/8" 39-10 5/8" x 5/8" 39-10-8 5/8" x 1/2"