Fisher Controls International Recalls Gas Regulators for Leak Hazard

Recall Insight

This CPSC action (record #08561) was formally reported on April 24, 2008. It is classified under Moderate severity, with a current status of Active. Fisher Controls International (FCI), of McKinney, Texas is listed as the recalling firm. Federal records indicate About 142,000 units are affected, a scale large enough to require multi-state distribution tracking.

The documented reason for this recall is: Gas can leak from regulator when the diaphragm pulls inward into the casing, posing a fire or explosion 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 who had a LP-gas system installed with a recalled regulator should immediately contact the company that provides their LP-gas services to determine if they should receive a replacement regu… — 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 18 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.