Product Recall Number: 12108
Why was MS 391 Chain Saws recalled?
The flywheel on the chain saw can crack causing parts of the flywheel to separate and strike users or bystanders, posing a risk of injury.
Product Recall Number: 12108
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2012-02-13
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: MS 391 Chain Saws
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 flywheel on the chain saw can crack causing parts of the flywheel to separate and strike users or bystanders, posing a risk of injury.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 3,000
Incidents: None reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled chain saws and return them to an authorized STIHL dealer for the installation of a free replacement flywheel.
Sold At: Authorized STIHL dealers nationwide from March 2011 through July 2011 for between $530 and $550.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: STIHL Inc., of Virginia Beach, Va.
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: United States
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed