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Fastbuy Zimtown Portable Gas and Fuel Cans
Refund for a photoRefund
The fuel containers violate the requirement for closures under the Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act because the closure is not child-resistant, posing a risk of burns and poisoning to children.
What to do for your refund
Stop using the gas can. Take off the spout, cut it up, write RECALLED on the can, and email photos to Fastbuy for a full refund.
- Take the spout off and cut it into pieces.
- Write RECALLED on the container.
- Take photos of the container and the cut spout.
- Email the photos to ZimtownFuelCanrecall@outlook.com.
- First
- Take it apartMake it unusableWrite RECALLED
- 85%
- The photo shows
- The whole productThe cut or damageRECALLED written on it
- 80%
- You get
- Full refund “a full refund”
- 95%
- Sent by
The percent beside each line is how sure the reader is of it. On Remedy the photo goes to Remedy instead, and is checked against this rule in seconds.
"disassemble the spout" sets disassemble, "cut it into pieces with scissors" (a smaller part, the spout) sets other, "write "RECALLED" on the container" sets write_recalled and marker_text, "submit photos of the product to ZimtownFuelCanrecall@outlook.com" sets photo_required and email, and "a full refund" sets full_refund. Source: Claude draft, then self-check, claude-opus-5-5, extracted Nov 5, 2026.
The official remedy
Consumers should stop using the gas and fuel containers immediately and contact Fastbuy for a full refund. Consumers should disassemble the spout, cut it into pieces with scissors and dispose of it separately from the container. Consumers will be asked to write "RECALLED" on the container and submit photos of the product to ZimtownFuelCanrecall@outlook.com separately.
Word for word from the CPSC record.
How to reach the firm
Fastbuy by email at ZimtownFuelCanrecall@outlook.com or online at www.zimtown.com and select recalls.
Official images
Images: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The product
- Product
- Zimtown Portable Gas and Fuel Cans
- Firm
- Fastbuy Inc., dba Zimtown, of Metuchen, New Jersey
- Sold at
- Online at Walmart.com and Zimtown.com from May 2026 through July 2026 for between $32 and $63.
Behind this rule
Claude’s first draft came from the Message Batches API (msgbatch_01SZvx3uWxvaPPzfuhTsWWMm); a self-check pass then reviewed it against the remedy text and a deterministic lint (msgbatch_01L7ossQ22gCyA7XoToxwJej).
The self-check kept every field of the draft. Tokens: draft 3,267 in, 638 out; check 3,863 in, 648 out.
The draft and the checked rule (JSON)
{
"draft": {
"photo_required": true,
"actions": [
"disassemble",
"other",
"write_recalled"
],
"marker_text": "RECALLED",
"must_show": [
"whole_product",
"cut_or_damage",
"marking"
],
"remedy": "full_refund",
"refund_amount_text": "a full refund",
"refund_amount": null,
"contact_channel": "email",
"steps": [
"Take the spout off and cut it into pieces.",
"Write RECALLED on the container.",
"Take photos of the container and the cut spout.",
"Email the photos to ZimtownFuelCanrecall@outlook.com."
],
"explanation": {
"plain": "Stop using the gas can. Take off the spout, cut it up, write RECALLED on the can, and email photos to Fastbuy for a full refund.",
"technical": "\"disassemble the spout\" sets disassemble, \"cut it into pieces with scissors\" (a smaller part) sets other, \"write RECALLED on the container\" sets write_recalled and marker_text, \"submit photos of the product to ZimtownFuelCanrecall@outlook.com\" sets photo_required and email, and \"a full refund\" sets full_refund."
},
"confidence": {
"actions": 0.85,
"must_show": 0.8,
"remedy": 0.95
}
},
"checked": {
"photo_required": true,
"actions": [
"disassemble",
"other",
"write_recalled"
],
"marker_text": "RECALLED",
"must_show": [
"whole_product",
"cut_or_damage",
"marking"
],
"remedy": "full_refund",
"refund_amount_text": "a full refund",
"refund_amount": null,
"contact_channel": "email",
"steps": [
"Take the spout off and cut it into pieces.",
"Write RECALLED on the container.",
"Take photos of the container and the cut spout.",
"Email the photos to ZimtownFuelCanrecall@outlook.com."
],
"explanation": {
"plain": "Stop using the gas can. Take off the spout, cut it up, write RECALLED on the can, and email photos to Fastbuy for a full refund.",
"technical": "\"disassemble the spout\" sets disassemble, \"cut it into pieces with scissors\" (a smaller part, the spout) sets other, \"write \"RECALLED\" on the container\" sets write_recalled and marker_text, \"submit photos of the product to ZimtownFuelCanrecall@outlook.com\" sets photo_required and email, and \"a full refund\" sets full_refund."
},
"confidence": {
"actions": 0.85,
"must_show": 0.8,
"remedy": 0.95
}
}
}The CPSC Recalls API record (JSON)
{
"RecallID": 10928,
"RecallNumber": "26700",
"RecallDate": "2026-08-13T00:00:00",
"Description": "This recall involves Zimtown Portable \"Jerry\" style Gas and Fuel Cans with spout. The metal 5.0 gallon (20L) fuel cans come in red and army green. The cans have a white spout and yellow vent cap. The assembled product dimensions are 4.76 x 8.49 x 19.29 inches.",
"URL": "https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Fastbuy-Recalls-Zimtown-Portable-Gas-and-Fuel-Cans-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Burn-Hazard-and-Child-Poisoning-Violate-Mandatory-Standard-for-Portable-Fuel-Containers",
"Title": "Fastbuy Recalls Zimtown Portable Gas and Fuel Cans Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Burn Hazard and Child Poisoning; Violate Mandatory Standard for Portable Fuel Containers",
"ConsumerContact": "Fastbuy by email at ZimtownFuelCanrecall@outlook.com or online at www.zimtown.com and select recalls.",
"LastPublishDate": "2026-08-14T00:00:00",
"Products": [
{
"Name": "Zimtown Portable Gas and Fuel Cans",
"Description": "",
"Model": "",
"Type": "",
"CategoryID": "",
"NumberOfUnits": "About 200"
}
],
"Inconjunctions": [],
"Images": [
{
"URL": "https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Picture17_0.gif",
"Caption": "Zimtown Portable Fuel Can 5.0 Gallon (Army Green)"
},
{
"URL": "https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Picture18_0.gif",
"Caption": "Zimtown Portable Gas Can 5.0 Gallon (Red)"
}
],
"Injuries": [
{
"Name": "None reported"
}
],
"Manufacturers": [],
"Retailers": [
{
"Name": "Online at Walmart.com and Zimtown.com from May 2026 through July 2026 for between $32 and $63.",
"CompanyID": ""
}
],
"Importers": [],
"Distributors": [
{
"Name": "Fastbuy Inc., dba Zimtown, of Metuchen, New Jersey",
"CompanyID": ""
}
],
"SoldAtLabel": null,
"ManufacturerCountries": [
{
"Country": "China"
}
],
"ProductUPCs": [],
"Hazards": [
{
"Name": "The fuel containers violate the requirement for closures under the Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act because the closure is not child-resistant, posing a risk of burns and poisoning to children.",
"HazardType": "",
"HazardTypeID": ""
}
],
"Remedies": [
{
"Name": "Consumers should stop using the gas and fuel containers immediately and contact Fastbuy for a full refund. Consumers should disassemble the spout, cut it into pieces with scissors and dispose of it separately from the container. Consumers will be asked to write \"RECALLED\" on the container and submit photos of the product to ZimtownFuelCanrecall@outlook.com separately."
}
],
"RemedyOptions": [
{
"Option": "Refund"
}
]
}The same data as JSON: GET /api/v1/recalls/26700