For Immediate Release
March 21, 2002
Release # 02-124
CPSC Media Contact: Yolanda Fultz-Morris (301) 504-0580 Ext. 1219
Dixon Recall Hotline: (877) 288-6673
CPSC, Dixon Industries Inc. Announce Recall of Riding Lawn Mowers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission, (CPSC), Dixon Industries Inc., of Coffeyville Kan., is
recalling about 28,000 riding lawn mowers. The fuel tanks on these
mowers can crack and leak fuel, posing a fire hazard and risk of burn
injuries to consumers.
Dixon has received about 532 reports of fuel leaking from these
mowers. There are no reports of injuries or property damage, other than
minor lawn damage.
The recall includes the following model Dixon ZTR riding mowers,
which are blue, with the serial numbers in the following ranges:
Model 2301 - 2555 through 3100
Models 3303 and 3304 - 54241 through 66276
Model 3014 - 14116 through 23741
Model 4421 - 88987 through 89316
Models 5020, 5022, 5023, 5503 - 2118 through 6575
Models 5017, 5423, 5424, 5425 - 4580 through 5835
Model 5502 - 8484 through 8547
Model 5601 - 2103 through 2116
Classic Series - 97579 through 97798 or
97844 through 97883
The model numbers are located on the body of the mower near the
bottom of the seat, or on both sides of the front of the body above the
wheels. The serial numbers are located on the left rear corner of the
riding mowers, behind the engine. The name "DIXON" is on the front of
the mowers.
Dixon dealers sold these mowers nationwide at various time periods
from July 1997 through March 2002 for between $2,500 and $7,400.
Consumers should stop using these mowers immediately and contact
their nearest Dixon dealer for free installation of a replacement fuel
tank. For more information, consumers should contact Dixon at (877) 288-
6673 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the
firm's web site at www.dixon-ztr.com