Product Recall Number: 12118
Why was Gas Powered Backpack Blower recalled?
The fuel line between the fuel tank and carburetor could have been damaged during assembly leading to fuel leakage, posing a fire hazard.
Product Recall Number: 12118
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2012-02-22
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Gas Powered Backpack Blower
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 line between the fuel tank and carburetor could have been damaged during assembly leading to fuel leakage, posing a fire hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 16,000
Incidents: None reported
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the backpack blowers and return them to an authorized ECHO servicing dealer for a free repair.
Sold At: Home Depot and authorized ECHO dealers from August 2011 through January 2012 for about $270.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: ECHO Inc., of Lake Zurich, Ill.
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: United States
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed