Product type

String trimmer recalls

Recalls involving string trimmers, weed trimmers, and trimmer heads.

11 official CPSC notices published 1987–2011, matched on the notice's product identity — not on description text.

At a glance

Brands most often named: Black & Decker (3)
Hazards identified: Fire, Laceration, Burn, Electric shock
Categories: Power Tools, Generators
Latest notice: 2011-08-23

Aug 23, 2011No. 11-310Power Tools

Fiskars Brands Recalls SmartPower String Trimmers Due to Burn, Fire and Laceration Hazards

Fiskars SmartPower

Hazard: 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.

Models

4-CYCLE

Aug 4, 2009No. 09-294Power Tools

Increasing Injuries Prompt Black & Decker to Reannounce Recall of Trimmers/Edgers Due to Laceration and Burn Hazards

Black & Decker

Hazard: The trimmer/edger's spool, spool cap and pieces of trimmer string can come loose during use and become airborne projectiles, posing a serious laceration hazard to the user, as well as bystanders. The trimmer/edgers can also overheat, posing a burn hazard to consumers.

Jul 20, 2007No. 07-248Power Tools

Black & Decker Recalls Trimmers/Edgers Due to Laceration Hazard from Projectiles

Black & Decker

Hazard: The trimmer/edger's spool, spool cap and pieces of trimmer string can come loose during use and become airborne projectiles, posing a laceration hazard to the user as well as bystanders.

Aug 1, 2006No. 06-570Power Tools

Troy-Bilt String Trimmer Sold at Lowe's Recalled for Laceration Hazard

Troy-Bilt 4-Cycle Gasoline

Hazard: The blade that trims the excess string of these weed trimmers can detach from the plastic shield covering the trimmer head. The blade can be thrown outward, hitting the user or bystander, resulting in a laceration.

Models

TB425CSTB525CS

Apr 4, 2006No. 06-130Generators

Tecumseh Engines Used on Various Power Equipment Recalled Due to Fire Hazard

Ice Augers

Hazard: The fuel line on these engines can become loose or disconnected, resulting in a fuel leak. This can pose a fire hazard to consumers.

May 29, 2001No. 01-162Power Tools

CPSC, Garden Way Announce Recall of Trimmers/Mowers

Garden Way

Hazard: The trimmer heads, which control the cutting cords, can split and detach, posing a serious injury risk to consumers.

May 3, 2000No. 00-104Power Tools

CPSC, Weed Wizard Acquisition Corp. Announce Recall of Weed Trimmer Heads With Metal Chains

Weed Wizard

Hazard: The end link of the trimmer's metal chain can rapidly and unexpectedly detach during use, propelling the link into the air at a high velocity. If the metal link strikes the user or a bystander, it can penetrate skin and bone, causing injury or death.

Oct 20, 1999No. 00007bPower Tools

CPSC & Stihl Recall Various Weed Trimmers, Brushcutters and Augers

Stihl Weed

Hazard: Fuel could leak from an unsealed seam in the fuel tank, posing a fire hazard.

Models

120C

May 22, 1989No. 89-059Power Tools

Firm To Provide Guard For String Trimmer

Sears Craftsman gasoline powered

CPSC published a recall notice for Sears Craftsman gasoline powered string trimmers from Sears Craftsman gasoline powered on May 22, 1989.

Models

1400T1600T1700/KIT+3 more

Jun 13, 1988No. 88-039Power Tools

Black and Decker Weed Trimmers Recall/Warning

Black & Decker

Hazard: Electrocution/Electric Shock

Nov 24, 1987No. 87-070Power Tools

Grass/Weed String Trimmers Recalled by Black And Decker

Bump-Feed Grass/Weed

Hazard: Electrocution/Electric Shock

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