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CPSC, Zippo Announce Recall of Multi-Purpose Utility Lighters

Date: October 20, 2004
Company: Zippo Manufacturing Company, of Bradford, Pa.
Status: Ongoing
Source: CPSC

What You Should Do

Stop using this product immediately. Do not consume, use, or distribute it.

Free replacement multi-purpose lighter when consumer sends to the company the black adjuster knob from the bottom of the lighter.

Affected Products

The Zippo MPL (Multi-Purpose Lighter) uses refillable butane fuel, is child resistant, and measures 8 inches long and 1 inch wide. The utility lighter is finished in black metal or silver metal with a chrome nozzle. The black unit is packaged in a blister pack with black and red graphics and the silver unit is in a silver gift box. Only utility lighters with these date codes are recalled: G03, H03, I03, ZH03. The date code is on the black adjuster knob on the bottom of the lighter.

Why Was This Recalled?

The utility lighters may spill fuel from the nozzle when first used, causing a potential fire hazard, through a secondary source of ignition.

Where Was This Sold?

Distribution information not available.

About Zippo Manufacturing Company, of Bradford, Pa.

Zippo Manufacturing Company, of Bradford, Pa. has 1 total recall tracked by RecallDetector.

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Data sourced from the CPSC. Last updated March 26, 2026. View original report