Product Recall Number: 11-082
Why was Honda snowblowers recalled?
The fuel tank joint and O-ring located on the underside of the fuel tank can seep or drip fuel over time, posing a fire hazard.
Product Recall Number: 11-082
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2010-12-28
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Honda snowblowers
Description: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Hazard Description: The fuel tank joint and O-ring located on the underside of the fuel tank can seep or drip fuel over time, posing a fire hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 18,500
Incidents: Honda has received 90 reports of fuel either seeping or dripping. No fires have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled snowblowers and contact any Honda Power Equipment dealer to arrange for a free fuel tank joint and O-ring replacement. Registered owners of the recalled snowblowers will be mailed a notice.
Sold At: Honda Power Equipment dealers nationwide from April 2005 through November 2010 for between $2,000 and $3,400.
Importers: American Honda Motor Co. Inc., of Torrance, Calif.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: Japan
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed