Product type
Recalls involving leaf blowers and blower vacuums.
36 official CPSC notices published 1979–2026, covering at least 5.8 million units.
Type the model number from your leaf blower's label. Every model number named in a leaf blower recall is listed below, grouped by notice.
112 model numbers
Kobalt 24V and 48V Trimmers · 26-611 · 2026
ECHO gas-powered backpack blowers · 24-329 · 2024
Generac Power Systems Walk-Behind Leaf Blowers and Vacuums · 24-222 · 2024
Leaf blowers · 20-070 · 2020
BLACK+DECKER electric blower/vacuum/mulchers · 16-261 · 2016
Ace Hardware Blower/Vac · 16-056 · 2015
Worx electric blower/vacs · 15-170 · 2015
Expert Gardener electric blower vacuums · 15-112 · 2015
Homelite electric blower vacuums · 15-111 · 2015
Remington electric leaf blowers · 14-152 · 2014
Troy-Bilt electric leaf blowers · 14-151 · 2014
Expert Gardener Electric Blower Vacuums · 13-123 · 2013
Homelite Electric Blower Vacuums · 13-122 · 2013
Gas Powered Backpack Blower · 12-118 · 2012
Shindaiwa Backpack Blowers · 08-271 · 2008
Shindaiwa Backpack Blowers · 07-289 · 2007
RedMax Gas-Powered Backpack Blowers · 06-147 · 2006
Shindaiwa Backpack Blowers · 06-146 · 2006
Homelite Vac Attack II Blower · 06-073 · 2006
Ridgid® 16-Gallon · 05-084 · 2005
Country Clipper Jazee and Jazee One Grass Collection System… · 04-568 · 2004
Backpack blowers · 01-178 · 2001
ASTRON and TMC backpack blowers · 01128a · 2001
Backpack Blowers · 01109a · 2001
Homelite gasoline-powered backpack blowers · 97-165 · 1997
Shindaiwa backpack blowers · 96-087 · 1996
Ariens leaf blowers · 96-050 · 1995
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Charging the lithium-ion batteries through the USB-C port, while the batteries are inserted in the yard power tools can cause the batteries to short-circuit, posing a risk of serious injury from fire hazard.
The fan wheel inside the backpack blower can break apart, posing a laceration hazard.
The fuel supply line can leak gas, posing a fire hazard.
Pieces from the recalled leaf blowers and vacuums can come loose inside the unit and be ejected, posing a laceration hazard to users and bystanders.
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The blower's shoulder straps, plastic buckles, or the anti-static ground wire can be drawn into the blower fan and fan housing causing plastic pieces to be expelled from the machine, posing laceration and impact hazards.
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The blades inside the leaf blower can break off and discharge from the unit, posing a projectile hazard to the user or bystanders.
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The fan cover can unlatch unexpectedly, posing a laceration hazard.
The blower/vac's motor can catch fire, posing fire and burn hazards.
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The blower/vac's motor can catch fire, posing fire and burn hazards.
The grounded and ungrounded wiring in the electric blower/vacs could be reversed, posing a shock hazard to consumers.
The blower vacuum can overheat, spark and catch on fire posing fire and burn hazards.
The blower vacuum can overheat, spark and catch on fire posing fire and burn hazards.
Totals add up the figures the notices state, counting a reannounced or restated recall once; 31 of 36 notices add a unit count. A notice that gives no number adds nothing.
Counted across all 36 notices on file as of October 31, 2026. Each line says how many notices it rests on.
The Home Depot (8), Walmart (4), Lowe's (3), Amazon (2), and Menards (2) are the stores named most often in the 32 notices that say where leaf blowers were sold. 13 of the 32 notices mention online sales.
The 31 notices that give a price range from $14 to $4,000. Half of them name a price of $100 or less.
By the 31 notices that give sale dates, half the products were on sale for 19 months or less; the longest for 9.5 years. Half the recalls came within 23 months of the first sale; the other half reached products that had been on sale longer.
A refund in 8 of the 20 notices that name a remedy, a repair in 7, a replacement in 6. Some notices offer more than one.
Fire is named in 20 of the 36 notices (56%), against 24% of all CPSC notices on file. Then burn (11), laceration (10), impact (2), and electric shock (1).
26 of the 32 notices that describe incidents report at least one; 3 report injuries. 6 said none had been reported when the recall was announced.
28 of the 36 notices list model numbers. They also name serial numbers in 23, date codes or manufacture dates in 3, UPC codes in 1. A matching model number is a reason to open the notice, not the last word.
Where the notices say the numbers are: “on a label near the right side of the black blower fan housing”, “on a label on the blower tube”, and “on a label on the left side of the motor housing”.
China (13), United States (11), Japan (6), Canada (1) and Vietnam (1), in the 30 notices that name a manufacturing country.
3 leaf blower notices in 2021–2025, the same as in 2016–2020. Across all CPSC notices on file, the count rose 16% over the same years.
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Every notice, newest first. Unit counts are the U.S. figures each notice states.
| Date | Recall | Hazard | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2026 | Kobalt 24V and 48V Trimmers 26-611 | Fire | 554,780 |
| Nov 6, 2025 | STIHL BR 800 Backpack Blower 26-072 | Laceration | 47,800 |
| Aug 1, 2024 | ECHO gas-powered backpack blowers 24-329 | Fire | 3,900 |
| May 2, 2024 | Generac Power Systems Walk-Behind Leaf Blowers and Vacuums 24-222 | Laceration | 57,200 |
| Mar 5, 2020 | ECHO and Shindaiwa Backpack Blowers and replacement straps 20-086 | Laceration, Impact | 67,700 |
| Feb 6, 2020 | Leaf blowers 20-070 | — | 100 |
| Sep 13, 2016 | BLACK+DECKER electric blower/vacuum/mulchers 16-261 | Laceration | 560,000 |
| Dec 9, 2015 | Ace Hardware Blower/Vac 16-056 | Fire, Burn | 74,000 |
| Jul 22, 2015 | GreenWorks blower/vacs 15-192 | Fire, Burn | 14,000 |
| Jun 24, 2015 | Worx electric blower/vacs 15-170 | Electric shock | 24,300 |
| Apr 16, 2015 | Expert Gardener electric blower vacuums 15-112 | Fire, Burn | 225,000 |
| Apr 16, 2015 | Homelite electric blower vacuums 15-111 | Fire, Burn | 823,000 |
| Apr 22, 2014 | Remington electric leaf blowers 14-152 | Laceration | 24,000 |
| Apr 22, 2014 | Troy-Bilt electric leaf blowers 14-151 | Laceration | 134,000 |
| Feb 21, 2013 | Expert Gardener Electric Blower Vacuums 13-123 | Laceration | 131,500 |
| Feb 21, 2013 | Homelite Electric Blower Vacuums 13-122 | Laceration | 241,000 |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Gas Powered Backpack Blower 12-118 | Fire | 16,000 |
| May 25, 2011 | Gas powered STIHL trimmers 11-226 | Fire, Burn | 2.3 million |
| Mar 17, 2011 | Gasoline-Powered Backpack Blowers and Mister Dusters 11-175 | Fire | 18,000 |
| Mar 17, 2011 | Gasoline-Powered Backpack Blowers 11-174 | Fire | 3,400 |
| Nov 12, 2009 | Homelite Backpack Blowers 10-037 | Fire | 85,000 |
| May 15, 2008 | Shindaiwa Backpack Blowers 08-271 | Laceration, Impact | 23,000 |
| Aug 24, 2007 | Shindaiwa Backpack Blowers 07-289 | Fire | 22,000 |
| Apr 25, 2006 | RedMax Gas-Powered Backpack Blowers 06-147 | Fire | 170,000 |
| Apr 25, 2006 | Shindaiwa Backpack Blowers 06-146 | Fire | 87,000 |
| Jan 25, 2006 | Homelite Vac Attack II Blower 06-073 | Laceration | 1,550 |
| Oct 18, 2005 | Stihl BR 500 and BR 550 Backpack Blowers 06-008 | — | 6,230 |
| Jan 13, 2005 | Ridgid® 16-Gallon 05-084 | — | 6,500 |
| Jul 21, 2004 | Country Clipper Jazee and Jazee One Grass Collection System… 04-568 | — | 125 |
| Jun 26, 2001 | Backpack blowers 01-178 | Fire, Burn | 50,500 |
| Apr 24, 2001 | ASTRON and TMC backpack blowers 01128a | Fire, Burn | 3,000 |
| Mar 20, 2001 | Backpack Blowers 01109a | Fire, Burn | 890 |
| Jul 31, 1997 | Homelite gasoline-powered backpack blowers 97-165 | Fire, Burn | — |
| Mar 27, 1996 | Shindaiwa backpack blowers 96-087 | Fire, Burn | — |
| Dec 20, 1995 | Ariens leaf blowers 96-050 | Fire, Burn | — |
| May 21, 1979 | Conair hand-held hair dryers 79-022 | Poisoning | — |
As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 36 recall notices for leaf blowers since 1979, covering at least 5.8 million units. The most recent is “Greenworks Tools Recalls 24V and 48V Kobalt Yard Power Tools with USB-C Batteries Due to Risk of Serious Injury from Fire Hazard” (CPSC 26-611), announced July 9, 2026.
Yes. As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 1 recall notice for leaf blowers in 2026, on July 9, 2026 (CPSC 26-611).
“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: Changzhou Globe Tools (4), Homelite Consumer Products (4), Shindaiwa (4), Shindaiwa Backpack (4), STIHL (4), ECHO (3), Homelite (3) and Backpack (2), plus 20 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. 28 of the 36 notices here list model numbers. They also name serial numbers in 23 and date codes or manufacture dates in 3.
Follow the remedy in the official notice and contact the firm it names. Across leaf blower recalls, the remedies offered most often are refund (8), repair (7) and replacement (6).
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