Brand
10 official CPSC notices naming STIHL, 1999–2025, across power tools, clothing & accessories and sports & outdoors.
Totals add up the figures the notices state, counting a reannounced recall once. A notice that gives no number adds nothing.
Every model number named in a STIHL recall, grouped by notice. Type the number from your product label.
7 model numbers
Backpack Blowers · 01109a · 2001
Stihl Weed Trimmers · 00007b · 1999
3 notices where the recalled products are hedge trimmers.
The hedge trimmer can operate faster than expected, continue running after the trigger is released or operate by depressing either the trigger or the front handle switch individually, posing a laceration hazard.
The level of ethanol and other fuel additives can distort the toolless fuel cap, allowing fuel to spill, posing a fire and burn hazard.
An internal clip may become dislodged and, as a result, the clutch shoes could be projected from the clutch housing and strike consumers, posing the risk of injury.
3 notices where the recalled products are leaf blowers.
The fan wheel inside the backpack blower can break apart, posing a laceration hazard.
The fan wheel on these backpack blowers could break, resulting in pieces of plastic flying out of the blower housing. This poses a risk of injury to the user or a bystander.
The fuel hose on the carburetor can be dislodged, and leak fuel, presenting fire and burn hazards.
One notice where the recalled product is a bicycle.
Vibration from the ignition module may cause the trimmer head to loosen and detach from the mounting, posing an injury hazard.
One notice where the recalled product is a pressure washer.
The pressure washer nozzle can disconnect from the spray wand when under pressure during use, posing an injury hazard.
One notice where the recalled product is a lawn mower.
STIHL Tirol
The docking station's printed circuit board can short circuit when exposed to moisture, posing a fire hazard.
One notice where the recalled product is a string trimmer.
Fuel could leak from an unsealed seam in the fuel tank, posing a fire hazard.
The recall contact each official notice gives, newest first. Contacts can change after a notice is published; the notice itself is the final word.
As of October 1, 2026, CPSC has published 10 recall notices naming STIHL consumer products between 1999 and 2025, covering at least 2.4 million units.
No. As of October 1, 2026, CPSC has published no recall notice naming STIHL consumer products in 2026. The most recent was announced November 6, 2025 (CPSC 26-072).
Hedge trimmers (3), leaf blowers (3), bicycles & components (1), pressure washers (1), lawn mowers (1) and string trimmers (1).
“STIHL Recalls Yard Power Products Due to Burn and Fire Hazards” (CPSC 11-226), announced May 25, 2011: about 2.3 million units.
Find the model number on the product's rating label, then type it into the model-number lookup on this page. A match means the number appears in an official CPSC notice; open that notice to confirm any date codes or serial ranges it lists. No match is not proof that a product is safe.
Each notice names its own recall contact; the contacts for every STIHL notice are listed on this page. For the most recent one, STIHL BR 800 Backpack Blower (CPSC 26-072), call 800-233-4729 and go to www.stihlusa.com/safety/recalls/br800.