CPSC, Lawn-Boy Inc. Announce Recall of Power Mowers
Lawn-Boy
Hazard: Stress cracks can develop in the mower's fuel tank, allowing gasoline to leak and posing a risk of fire and burn injuries.
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Recalls involving walk-behind, riding, and robotic lawn mowers and mower engines.
131 official CPSC notices published 1979–2026, matched on the notice's product identity — not on description text.
Lawn-Boy
Hazard: Stress cracks can develop in the mower's fuel tank, allowing gasoline to leak and posing a risk of fire and burn injuries.
Mid-Mount Series 225/52 riding lawn
Hazard: The fuel tank could leak gasoline, posing a fire hazard and risk of burn injuries to consumers.
Snapper walk-behind rotary lawn
Hazard: Lawn mowers that have a serial number beginning with a 0 may exhibit improper blade retention that could injure the operator or a bystander, if the blade separates from the mower's housing. In addition, all Snapper mowers purchased after January 1, 2001, with serial numbers between 11020001 and 11024924, may have crankshafts that also adversely affect blade retention and require modification by a Snapper dealer.
Toro
Hazard: Spilled fuel can ignite during refueling, when fuel vapors are drawn into the hot muffler.
Garden Way
Hazard: The trimmer heads, which control the cutting cords, can split and detach, posing a serious injury risk to consumers.
Ariens
Hazard: The piece attaching the blade to the mower can crack and break off. The broken piece or the blade can be propelled from underneath the mower, possibly injuring the operator or a bystander.
Toro Key Start power
Hazard: The wiring on these mowers can short circuit, posing a fire hazard.
American Honda
Hazard: The lawnmowers' fuel tanks' seam can split or crack, leaking fuel, and creating a fire and burn hazard to consumers.
Ryobi battery-powered
Hazard: Laceration