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U.S. CPSC March 21, 2002 |
The Toro Company Recalls Riding Mowers The riding mower's exhaust system can ignite fuel vapors from spilled fuel if the engine backfires... |
U.S. CPSC December 6, 2004 |
Exmark Recall of Lazer Z Zero Turn Radius Riding Lawn Mowers Due to the location of the fuel line on the Lazer Z EFI riding mowers a hole can develop resulting in a fuel leak that could present a fire hazard. |
U.S. CPSC March 5, 2002 |
Murray Inc. Recalls Riding Lawn Mowers The fuel tank can crack and leak fuel, posing a burn or fire hazard to consumers... |
U.S. CPSC March 21, 2002 |
Dixon Industries Inc. Recalls 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... |
U.S. CPSC August 6, 2002 |
Riding Lawn Mowers Recalled by Excel Industries Excessive heat, vibrations and wear causes the fuel line to droop over time and rub against the transmission fan, causing the fuel line to be cut. This poses a fire hazard and a risk of burn injuries to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC October 23, 2008 |
Murray Riding Lawn Mowers Recalled By Briggs & Stratton Power Products Group Due to Fire and Burn Hazards The two-piece fuel tanks on the riding mowers can separate at the seam, causing fuel to leak. This can pose fire and burn hazards to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC October 15, 2010 |
Briggs & Stratton Recalls Riding Mowers Due to Injury Hazard from Projectiles; Sold Exclusively at Sears These riding mowers came to consumers with the side discharge chute not fully secured to the mower. Bolts can be forcefully discharged from mower if not properly tightened, posing an injury hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC March 29, 2011 |
Exmark Recalls Pioneer S-Series Mowers Due to Crash Hazard Welds on the motion control linkage can fail and cause the driver to lose control of the machine, resulting in a crash hazard. |
U.S. CPSC November 24, 2004 |
Deere & Company Recall of Riding Mowers The fuel tanks can crack and leak fuel presenting a potential for fire or burn injuries. |
U.S. CPSC March 17, 2009 |
Kubota Recalls Riding Mowers Due to Fire Hazard The carburetor can fail allowing fuel to leak, posing a fire hazard. |
U.S. CPSC September 14, 2011 |
Kubota Recalls Riding Mowers Due to Fire Hazard The fuel hose clamp can detach from the fuel filter and allow gas to leak out, posing a fire hazard. |
U.S. CPSC July 21, 2004 |
Shivvers Manufacturing Recall of Blower Blades for the Jazee and Jazee One Grass Collection Systems The ends of the blades on these Country Clipper riding mowers can break off and become projectiles, leaving the mower deck at a high rate of speed. The recalled blades can break because "slots" in the blade cause metal fatigue. |
U.S. CPSC December 11, 2001 |
Lawn-Boy Recall Power Mowers Stress cracks can develop in the mower's fuel tank, allowing gasoline to leak and posing a risk of fire and burn injuries... |
U.S. CPSC September 19, 2002 |
Cordless Electric Lawn Mowers Recalled by Black & Decker An electrical component in the lawn mower can overheat, posing a possible fire hazard. |
U.S. CPSC July 15, 2003 |
Toro Company Recall of Riding Lawn Mowers The actuator arm could fail, resulting in a loss of transmission control and risk of personal injury. |
U.S. CPSC August 16, 2006 |
Black & Decker Expands Recall of Cordless Electric Lawnmowers Due to Fire Hazard An electrical component in the lawnmowers can overheat, posing a fire hazard. |
U.S. CPSC March 23, 2004 |
Murray Inc. Recall of Lawn Mowers and Lawn Tractors Plastic components on these lawn mowers and lawn tractors can crack if they are struck by an object thrown from the blade. Objects can be ejected from the mower unexpectedly and could hit nearby consumers. |
U.S. CPSC April 26, 2011 |
Toro Recalls Power Clear Snowblowers and Recycler Mowers Due to Fire or Burn Hazard The carburetors on both products develop fuel leaks and can ignite when exposed to an ignition source, posing a fire or burn hazard. |
U.S. CPSC October 22, 2009 |
Toro Recalls Zero Turn Mowers Due to Burn Hazard The coolant overflow container on the recalled mowers can become over-pressurized and cause hot coolant to spray on the operator. This poses a burn hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC March 4, 2003 |
Riding Lawn Tractors Recalled by Murray Inc. The fuel tank can crack and leak fuel, posing a burn and fire hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC November 8, 2007 |
American Honda Motor Corp. Recalls Lawn Mowers Due to Fire Hazard Due to a manufacturing defect, a crack can occur in the fuel tank causing a fuel leak. If gasoline leaking from the fuel tank is ignited, a fire or explosion can occur. |
U.S. CPSC January 23, 2002 |
Black & Decker Recall to Repair Cordless Electric Lawn Mowers The clips holding the control cable to the handle may be missing, which could cause the blade control device to fail and keep the mower blade running when it should stop. If the blade control device fails, consumers could suffer serious injuries... |
U.S. CPSC July 10, 2008 |
Lawn Mowers Recalled by American Honda Motor Corp. Due to Laceration Hazard The lawn mower's rear shield can break off allowing debris to be thrown toward the operator, which poses a laceration hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC July 20, 2004 |
Simplicity Manufacturing Recall to Repair Lawn Tractors and Riding Mowers A safety switch under the seat of these lawn tractors and riding mowers is designed to stop the mower blade turning within 5 seconds of the operator leaving the tractor seat. The recalled mowers' blades can continue to turn longer than 5 seconds after the operator leaves the seat, posing a laceration and amputation hazard. |
U.S. CPSC September 26, 2008 |
Shivvers Manufacturing Recalls Lawn Mower Jacks Due to Collapse Hazard The jack lifts can have threads stripping or the nuts breaking, resulting in the shaft slipping and the mower falling from its stand-up position. This could cause serious personal injury to the consumer or property damage. |
U.S. CPSC December 19, 2007 |
American Honda Motor Corp. Recalls Lawn Mowers Due to Laceration Hazard The cutting blades could rotate under power when the control lever is released. The lawn mowers do not comply with mandatory federal safety standards for lawn mowers. The spinning blade poses a serious laceration hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC December 2, 2003 |
Bachtold Brothers Inc. Recall of Brush Cutters The operator can come in contact with the rotating blade, even when disengaged, by pulling on the front of the mower deck while the engine is running, posing a serious injury hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC September 29, 2010 |
Black & Decker Recalls Cordless Electric Lawnmowers Due to Laceration Hazard The lawnmower's motor and blade can unexpectedly turn on after the mower's safety key is removed, posing a laceration hazard to consumers. Removing the safety key is designed to keep this from occurring. |
U.S. CPSC August 6, 2002 |
Grass Bags Used On Electric Lawn Mowers Recalled by MTD Products Inc. The lawn mowers have a rear-mounted grass bag that does not seal properly to the rear door of the mower, allowing grass and other debris to be thrown out at the top of the bag. This could result in injury to the operator or bystanders. |
U.S. CPSC September 4, 2002 |
Walk-Behind Mowers Recalled by Lawn-Boy he vendor who manufactured the mulch plates for Lawn-Boy used the wrong material, making the plates brittle and easy to crack or break if struck by a stone or stick while mowing. Objects coming through a broken plate or pieces of the plate could possibly injure the operator or bystanders. |
U.S. CPSC February 1, 2011 |
Briggs & Stratton Recalls Model 40 V-Twin Engine Due to Injury Hazard; Used on Sears, Husqvarna, Bad Boy Riding Mowers Wear on misrouted wiring may cause it to disconnect from the shut-off device, allowing the engine to continue running when the key is in the "OFF" position or when the operator gets off the seat while the mower is engaged, posing an injury hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC October 27, 2010 |
Mowers Equipped with Foot Lift Option and Foot Lift Options Kits Recalled by John Deere Due to Injury Hazard A bolt in the right-hand steering lever can catch on the tab of the foot lift stop and lock in place, causing the steering lever to remain in the forward travel position, posing an injury hazard to the driver. |
National Gardening Frank A. Viggiano |
Lawn Mower Savvy What you need to know before buying a new mower |
U.S. CPSC March 23, 2004 |
Murray Inc. Recall of Lawn Tractors The fuel tank can develop cracks allowing fuel to leak posing a fire hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC January 23, 2006 |
Country Home Products, Inc. Recall to Repair Cordless Electric Lawnmowers When the handlebar is released on the recalled lawnmowers, the motor could continue to run -- which causes the blade to continue to spin, allowing excessive heat build-up in the internal wire brake coil and safety key. |
U.S. CPSC June 25, 2002 |
Mountain Safety Research Recalls Stove Fuel Corrosion can cause the can to leak fuel, posing a fire or injury hazard. |
U.S. CPSC April 25, 2008 |
CPSC, Kyodo America Recall LawnBott Lawn Mowers Due to Laceration Hazard The cutting blades continue to rotate when the mower is lifted from the ground, and the spacing on the side of the lawn mower could allow room for a consumer's foot to go beyond the shield. Both instances pose a serious laceration hazard to consumers. |
Popular Mechanics July 1998 Roy Berendsohn |
Outdoor Living Guide: Making The Cut Why walk the mower when you can ride? |
U.S. CPSC October 15, 2003 |
Lawnmowers Recalled by Honda Power Equipment Manufacturing Inc. If the lawnmower strikes an object with sufficient force, the crankshaft can bend. Vibration created by a bent crankshaft can eventually result in a fatigue failure of the Roto-stop(TM) blade brake control assembly. |
U.S. CPSC March 30, 2011 |
Mowers Recalled by The Toro Company Due to Injury Hazard Mowers with the optional deluxe seat have an operator presence switch built into the seat that may activate the mower when the operator vacates the seat, posing an injury hazard. |
U.S. CPSC September 14, 2011 |
John Deere Recalls Lawn Tractors Due to Laceration Hazard Hardware used to hold the mower blade brake assemblies on the mower decks can break. This can cause the mower blades to spin longer than normal after the operator turns off the power, posing a laceration hazard. |
U.S. CPSC October 29, 2004 |
Sears, Roebuck To Pay $500,000 Penalty for Failing to Report Hazard with Riding Lawn Mowers Although there were no known injuries or deaths involving these lawn mowers, the company failed to report the defect to CPSC as required under the Consumer Product Safety Act. |
U.S. CPSC August 16, 2011 |
Riding Toy Recalled by Radio Flyer Due to Fall Hazard The riding toy can tip over allowing a child to fall forward while riding, posing a fall hazard to young children. |
U.S. CPSC November 17, 2004 |
Country Home Products, Inc. Recall to Repair Cordless Electric Lawnmowers These lawnmowers contain an electronic switch in their handlebar. In certain instances this switch is not aligned properly. In units containing the defective switch, when the handlebar is released the motor continues to run causing the potential for personal injury or property damage. |
National Gardening Maggie Oster |
Easy Riders Rear-engine riding mowers have evolved, and choices have widened. |
Popular Mechanics June 2000 Roy Berendsohn |
Zero-Turn Riding Mowers Over the years, manufacturers have developed more efficient grass-cutting machines, and the most recent expression of this is known loosely as a zero-turn mower. This is a machine that steers using the rear wheels and is far removed from the traditional front-wheel-steering tractor design of other products. |
U.S. CPSC October 22, 2003 |
Lawn Mowers Recalled by Husqvarna Forest and Garden Co. A loose blade bolt could cause the blade to come loose or the blade adapter to crack, resulting in the blade falling off. Should this condition occur, the operator or a bystander could be injured. |
Popular Mechanics May 2003 Roy Berendsohn |
Summer Vocation We test 11 self-propelled mowers. |
Sports Illustrated October 3, 2000 Rick Reilly |
Mower Power to 'Em Do you own a riding mower even though your lawn is approximately the size of an Amish quilt? Do you wax your mower in front of the neighbors? If your answer is yes, don't despair. We have a group of folks for you. They race riding lawn mowers. Yes, they do. Sober. |
This Old House Dan DiClerico |
25 Years of Innovation: Lawn Tractors As this litany of lawn tractor progression shows, today's machines perform better, are safer, stronger and more comfortable, and are a lot easier on the environment. |