16 official CPSC notices mention Northern Tool in the where-sold text. A mention describes where the recalled product was sold, not who conducted the recall.
The fan wheel on the recalled pressure washers can fail, causing abnormal burner operation that can produce smoke and/or bursts of flames during use, posing a fire hazard.
The improperly manufactured camshafts in the engines can cause the starter rope to suddenly retract when pulling to start, posing an injury hazard.
The improperly manufactured camshafts in the engines can cause the starter rope to suddenly retract when pulling to start, posing an injury hazard.
An unlocked handle can pinch consumers' fingers against the generator frame when the generator is moved, posing finger amputation and crushing hazards.
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An unlocked handle can pinch consumers' fingers against the generator frame when the generator is moved, posing finger amputation and crushing hazards.
The portable generators have a wiring error which can result in an electrical shock to users.
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The heating element can overheat, posing a fire hazard.
The internal fire box baffle can degrade, overheat and pose a fire hazard.
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The red paint on the Little Digger toy frame contains excessive levels of lead, which is prohibited under federal law.
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The screws used to attach the back plate to the heater are too short and allow the back plate to detach when removing the heater from the outlet, posing an electrical shock hazard to the user.
The front fork can separate from the wheel, posing fall and crash hazards to riders.
The heater design can fail to prevent ignition of nearby combustible materials that come in contact with the unit, posing a fire hazard to the consumer.
Counted across all 16 notices on file as of October 31, 2026. Each line says how many notices it rests on.
Amazon (7), The Home Depot (7), Ace Hardware (4), Costco (3), and Lowe's (3) are also named in the 16 notices that say where the products were sold. 11 of the 16 notices mention online sales.
The 16 notices that give a price range from $25 to $10,000. Half of them name a price of $460 or less.
By the 16 notices that give sale dates, half the products were on sale for 15 months or less; the longest for 8 years. Half the recalls came within 22 months of the first sale; the other half reached products that had been on sale longer.
A repair in 8 of the 13 notices that name a remedy, a refund in 3, disposal instructions in 1, a replacement in 1. Some notices offer more than one.
Fire is named in 6 of the 16 notices (38%), against 24% of all CPSC notices on file. Then burn (2), crushing (2), electric shock (2), and crash (1).
9 of the 16 notices that describe incidents report at least one; 2 report injuries. 7 said none had been reported when the recall was announced.
China (11), United States (6) and Japan (1), in the 16 notices that name a manufacturing country.
5 notices in 2021–2025, up from 1 in 2016–2020. Across all CPSC notices on file, the count rose 16% over the same years.
As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 16 recall notices for consumer products sold at Northern Tool since 2004. Each notice names Northern Tool as a place the product was sold, not as the firm conducting the recall. The most recent is “Northern Tool + Equipment Recalls Hot Water Pressure Washers Due to Fire Hazard” (CPSC 26-224), announced January 29, 2026.
Yes. As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 1 recall notice for consumer products sold at Northern Tool in 2026, on January 29, 2026 (CPSC 26-224).
By number of notices: generators (4), space heaters (3), pressure washers (3), toys & play sets (2), off-road recreational vehicles (1) and lawn mowers (1).
“American Honda Motor Recalls Lawnmowers and Pressure Washer Engines Due to Injury Hazard” (CPSC 23-287), announced September 14, 2023: about 391,800 units.
Find the model number on the product's rating label and enter it in the site search. An exact match names the official CPSC notice that lists that number; open it to confirm any date codes or serial ranges it lists. No match is not proof that a product is safe.
Follow the remedy in the official notice and contact the firm it names. Across recalls of products sold at Northern Tool, the remedies offered most often are repair (8), refund (3) and dispose (1).
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