Product Recall Number: 01-018
Why was Toro Key Start power mowers recalled?
The wiring on these mowers can short circuit, posing a fire hazard.
Product Recall Number: 01-018
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2000-10-24
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Toro Key Start power mowers
Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the Toro Co., of Bloomington, Minn., is recalling about 23,000 Toro Key Start power mowers. The wiring on these mowers can short circuit, posing a fire hazard. Toro has received eight reports of wiring on these mowers shorting out. No injuries have been reported. The recalled Toro Key Start mowers are model 20045, gasoline-powered, walk-behind mowers with a 21-inch cutting blade. The model number is on a decal on the right-rear of the mower housing. Toro dealers nationwide sold these mowers from February 1999 through September 2000 for about $590. Consumers should stop using these recalled mowers immediately, and have the wiring harness inspected and replaced, if needed, free of charge. Consumers with these mowers should contact a Toro service dealer to have their mower inspected. To locate the nearest Toro service dealer or for more information, consumers should call Toro at (888) 877-8873 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.
Hazard Description: The wiring on these mowers can short circuit, posing a fire hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Inspect, Replace
Units: About 23,000
Incidents: Toro has received eight reports of wiring on these mowers shorting out. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using these recalled mowers immediately, and have the wiring harness inspected and replaced, if needed, free of charge. Consumers with these mowers should contact a Toro service dealer to have their mower inspected.
Sold At: Toro dealers nationwide sold these mowers from February 1999 through September 2000 for about $590.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
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Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed