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String trimmer recalls

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

11 official CPSC notices published 1987–2011, covering at least 3.1 million units.

String trimmer recall lookup by model number

Type the model number from your string trimmer's label. Every model number named in a string trimmer recall is listed below, grouped by notice.

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All 11 string trimmer recalls

New11-310Power Tools

Fiskars® SmartPower™ String Trimmers

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.

  • Fire
  • Burn
  • About 2,200 units
  • No incidents reported
  • Refund
Models
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New09-294Power Tools

Black & Decker GH1000 Grasshog XP String Trimmer/Edgers

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.

  • Fire
  • Burn
  • About 200,000 units
  • 700 reports, 58 injuries
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New06-130Generators

Ice Augers Tecumseh Engines

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

  • Fire
  • About 170,000 units
  • 235 reports
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New00-104Power Tools

Weed Wizard trimmer heads

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.

  • About 2.7 million units
  • 47 reports, 41 injuries
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String trimmer recalls by the numbers

recall notices
11
units recalled, at least
3.1 million
incident reports
1,028
injuries
99
brands
9

Totals add up the figures the notices state, counting a reannounced or restated recall once; 7 of 11 notices add a unit count. A notice that gives no number adds nothing.

String trimmer recall notices per year
Brands most often named
Black & Decker (4), Craftsman, MTD Southwest, Sears, STIHL, True Value Hardware
Hazards identified
Fire, Laceration, Burn, Electric shock
Categories
Power Tools, Generators
Latest notice
August 23, 2011

What the string trimmer recall notices say

Counted across all 11 notices on file as of October 31, 2026. Each line says how many notices it rests on.

Where they were sold

Ace Hardware (1), Amazon (1), Lowe's (1), and Walmart (1) are the stores named most often in the 8 notices that say where string trimmers were sold. 1 of the 8 notices mentions online sales.

What buyers paid

The 8 notices that give a price range from $8 to $2,000. Half of them name a price of $185 or less.

How long they were on sale

By the 8 notices that give sale dates, half the products were on sale for 9 months or less; the longest for 13 years. Half the recalls came within 9 months of the first sale; the other half reached products that had been on sale longer.

What the recalls offered

A refund in the one notice that names a remedy.

The hazards that recur

Fire is named in 4 of the 11 notices (36%), against 24% of all CPSC notices on file. Then laceration (4), burn (2), electric shock (2), and fall (1).

Incidents reported

6 of the 8 notices that describe incidents report at least one; 3 report injuries. 2 said none had been reported when the recall was announced.

How the notices identify affected units

4 of the 11 notices list model numbers. They also name serial numbers in 2, date codes or manufacture dates in 3. A matching model number is a reason to open the notice, not the last word.

Where the notices say the numbers are: “on the side of the trimmer or on the decal describing how to start the trimmer”.

Where they were made

China (3), United States (2) and Mexico (1), in the 6 notices that name a manufacturing country.

Largest string trimmer recalls by units

  1. Weed Wizard trimmer heads00-104 · 20002.7 million units
  2. Black & Decker GH1000 Grasshog XP String Trimmer/Edgers07-248 · 2007202,000 units
  3. Ice Augers Tecumseh Engines06-130 · 2006170,000 units
  4. Troy-Bilt 4-Cycle Gasoline String Trimmers06-570 · 200620,000 units
  5. Stihl Weed Trimmers00007b · 19997,200 units

String trimmer recall questions

How many string trimmers have been recalled?

As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 11 recall notices for string trimmers since 1987, covering at least 3.1 million units. The most recent is “Fiskars Brands Recalls SmartPower String Trimmers Due to Burn, Fire and Laceration Hazards” (CPSC 11-310), announced August 23, 2011.

Are there any string trimmer recalls in 2026?

No. As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published no recall notice for string trimmers in 2026. The most recent was announced August 23, 2011 (CPSC 11-310).

What is the largest string trimmer recall?

“CPSC, Weed Wizard Acquisition Corp. Announce Recall of Weed Trimmer Heads With Metal Chains” (CPSC 00-104), announced May 3, 2000: about 2.7 million units.

Which brands have recalled string trimmers?

Brands named most often: Black & Decker (4), Craftsman, MTD Southwest, Sears, STIHL and True Value Hardware, plus 3 more brands. Brand-name products are often made by another firm, so one recall can span several brands.

How do I check if my string trimmer is recalled?

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. 4 of the 11 notices here list model numbers. They also name serial numbers in 2 and date codes or manufacture dates in 3.

What should I do if my string trimmer is recalled?

Follow the remedy in the official notice and contact the firm it names. Across string trimmer recalls, the remedies offered most often are refund (1).

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