Caravan cookery safety warning as Calor recalls 170,000 gas cylinders
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Caravanners urged to return gas cylinders for replacement after Calor highlight safety concern
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Calor Gas Ltd has issued a product recall on all 6kg CalorLite gas cylinders manufactured between 2008 and 2011 inclusive. All such cylinders must be returned to a local CalorLite stockist immediately.
The products are being recalled due to a potential material defect, which could cause the cylinder to deteriorate over time and lead to a gas escape. There have been no consumer incidents reported at the time of publishing.
Calor has announced that a full replacement 6kg CalorLite cylinder will be issued entirely free of charge if the customer is returning a cylinder as part of the recall. If you have any questions regarding the recall, Calor has set up a dedicated phone line: 0800 783 4141.
Find out more about gas cylinders suitable for caravanning by clicking here.
How to identify a 6kg CalorLite cylinder for recall
Cylinders to be recalled are 08, 09, 10, and 11.
This example on the left shows a manufacture date of 2010 i.e. AP 10 B.
Cylinders to be recalled are 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.
This example on the right shows a manufacture date of 2010 i.e. 2010/02.
These cylinders are safe to use.
They do not need to be returned to Calor, even if the date is 2008, 2009, 2010, or 2011.
• For more information visit the recall page on the Calor website.
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