Product Recall Number: 12141
Why was Grass and Hedge Trimmers recalled?
Fuel can leak from the rubber spacer holding the fuel lines in the fuel tank, posing a fire hazard.
Product Recall Number: 12141
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2012-04-03
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Grass and Hedge Trimmers
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: Fuel can leak from the rubber spacer holding the fuel lines in the fuel tank, posing a fire hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 19,500 grass trimmers and 6,500 hedge trimmers
Incidents: Husqvarna has received seven reports of fuel leaking. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled products and return them to the place of purchase for a free repair.
Sold At: Lowes, Sears and Husqvarna dealers and distributors nationwide for between $150 and $320 from May 2011 to January 2012.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Husqvarna Machinery Manufacturing Co. Ltd., of Shanghai, China
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed