Product type
Recalls involving hedge trimmers.
18 official CPSC notices published 1985–2025, covering at least 2.7 million units.
Type the model number from your hedge trimmer's label. Every model number named in a hedge trimmer recall is listed below, grouped by notice.
59 model numbers
Chervon North America EGO Power+ · 23-212 · 2023
Makita Cordless hedge trimmers · 22-197 · 2022
efco Gas Trimmers · 15-092 · 2015
Grass and Hedge Trimmers · 12-141 · 2012
Fiskars® SmartPower™ String Trimmers · 11-310 · 2011
Kawasaki Hedge Trimmer · 06-507 · 2005
Shindaiwa Gas-Powered Professional Hedge Trimmers · 05-188 · 2005
Shindaiwa hedge trimmers · 02-235 · 2002
Husqvarna-brand gasoline hedge trimmers · 98-010 · 1997
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The hedge trimmer blade can unexpectedly activate after pressing just the safety or trigger control individually rather than engaging the safety and trigger controls simultaneously, posing a laceration hazard.
The rear switch trigger can fail to rebound after being pressed, which can cause the unit to activate unexpectedly, posing a laceration hazard.
The teal-colored guard on the recalled hedge trimmer's shear blade is missing, posing a laceration hazard to users.
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.
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The muffler on the engine can break during use and pose a fire hazard.
Husqvarna Machinery Manufacturing
Fuel can leak from the rubber spacer holding the fuel lines in the fuel tank, posing a fire hazard.
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Fiskars SmartPower
Engine vibration during use of the trimmers can cause wear on the fuel line, leading to a propane fuel leak. The Straight Shaft Trimmers' propane canister can crack at the neck during use. In addition, high temperatures may develop near the Curved Shaft Trimmers' plastic cutting guard, causing the guard to deform and fall off. These issues pose burn, fire and laceration hazards to the user.
The level of ethanol and other fuel additives can distort the toolless fuel cap, allowing fuel to spill, posing a fire and burn hazard.
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On some units, the engine mount springs between the gear case and handle/frame could separate from their receptacle in the frame during heavy operation. Continued use could cause the engine and blades to swing free of the frame and hit the user, possibly causing lacerations.
The heat from the hedge trimmer's muffler can damage the fuel tank, cause a fuel leak and create a fire 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.
The muffler's retaining bolts can allow the muffler to come loose from the engine while the hedge trimmer is in operation. A loose muffler can contact and damage the fuel tank, creating a fire hazard.
Totals add up the figures the notices state, counting a reannounced or restated recall once; 15 of 18 notices add a unit count. A notice that gives no number adds nothing.
Counted across all 18 notices on file as of October 31, 2026. Each line says how many notices it rests on.
The Home Depot (3), Amazon (2), Ace Hardware (1), Sears (1), and Walmart (1) are the stores named most often in the 15 notices that say where hedge trimmers were sold. 5 of the 15 notices mention online sales.
The 15 notices that give a price range from $90 to $650. Half of them name a price of $300 or less.
By the 15 notices that give sale dates, half the products were on sale for 2.5 years or less; the longest for 9 years. Half the recalls came within 3.5 years of the first sale; the other half reached products that had been on sale longer.
A repair in 4 of the 8 notices that name a remedy, a replacement in 3, a refund in 1. Some notices offer more than one.
Fire is named in 9 of the 18 notices (50%), against 24% of all CPSC notices on file. Then laceration (7), burn (3), electric shock (1), and fall (1).
12 of the 15 notices that describe incidents report at least one; 1 reports injuries. 3 said none had been reported when the recall was announced.
11 of the 18 notices list model numbers. They also name serial numbers in 11, date codes or manufacture dates in 2. A matching model number is a reason to open the notice, not the last word.
Where the notices say the numbers are: “on the front of the engine and the brand name also appears on the wand”.
China (5), Japan (4), United States (2), Austria (1) and Vietnam (1), in the 13 notices that name a manufacturing country.
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Every notice, newest first. Unit counts are the U.S. figures each notice states.
As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 18 recall notices for hedge trimmers since 1985, covering at least 2.7 million units. The most recent is “TTI Outdoor Power Equipment Recalls RYOBI 40-Volt 24-Inch Cordless Hedge Trimmers Due to Laceration Hazard” (CPSC 25-334), announced June 12, 2025.
No. As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published no recall notice for hedge trimmers in 2026. The most recent was announced June 12, 2025 (CPSC 25-334).
“STIHL Recalls Yard Power Products Due to Burn and Fire Hazards” (CPSC 11-226), announced May 25, 2011: about 2.3 million units.
Brands named most often: Shindaiwa (4), STIHL (3), Husqvarna (2), Black & Decker, Chervon North America, Husqvarna Professional Products, Kawasaki and Kawasaki Motors, plus 9 more brands. Brand-name products are often made by another firm, so one recall can span several brands.
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. 11 of the 18 notices here list model numbers. They also name serial numbers in 11 and date codes or manufacture dates in 2.
Follow the remedy in the official notice and contact the firm it names. Across hedge trimmer recalls, the remedies offered most often are repair (4), replacement (3) and refund (1).
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