Product Recall Number: 12-094
Why was Oregon® Replacement Lawnmower Blades recalled?
The replacement lawnmower blades can break during normal use, posing a laceration hazard to the user and bystanders.
Product Recall Number: 12-094
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2012-01-24
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Oregon® Replacement Lawnmower Blades
Description: This recall involves Blount lawnmower replacement blades for Ariens 48-inch lawnmowers. The replacement lawnmower blades can break during normal use.
Hazard Description: The replacement lawnmower blades can break during normal use, posing a laceration hazard to the user and bystanders.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 950
Incidents: Blount has received seven reports of replacement blades breaking during use. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using lawnmowers with the recalled blades and return the blades to the store where purchased or directly to Blount for a free replacement.
Sold At: Independent lawn and garden sales and service stores nationwide from January 2010 through September 2011 for about $20.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Blount International Inc., of Kansas City, Mo.
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: United States
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed