CPSC, Little Giant Pump Co. Announce Recall of Cooler Pumps

Recall Insight

This CPSC action (record #05011) was formally reported on October 13, 2004. It is classified under Moderate severity, with a current status of Active. Little Giant Pump Company, Oklahoma City, OK is listed as the recalling firm. Federal records indicate About 150,000 units are affected, a scale large enough to require multi-state distribution tracking.

The documented reason for this recall is: The motor caps on the cooler pumps are not made with flame-retardant material and an internal electrical failure can ignite the cap, posing a fire hazard to consumers. Distribution information was not included in the agency filing, so consumers should assume broad potential exposure until the firm publishes point-of-sale details. The remedy documented by the agency is: Consumers should stop using the pump immediately and contact Little Giant to receive a replacement cap and instructions free of charge. — consumers holding this product should act on that instruction rather than relying on general guidance.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 22 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.