Product Recall Number: 14-047
Why was efco brand Gas Trimmers from Emak USA recalled?
The muffler on the trimmer's engine can break during use and pose a fire hazard.
Product Recall Number: 14-047
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2013-12-10
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: efco brand Gas Trimmers from Emak USA
Description: The muffler on the landscape trimmer's engine can break. The trimmers are used for cutting grass and light brush.
Hazard Description: The muffler on the trimmer's engine can break during use and pose a fire hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 1,400 in the U.S. and 166 in Canada
Incidents: The firm has received eight reports of incidents, including one resulting in singed hair. No serious injury or property damage have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled trimmers immediately and return them to an authorized efco dealer for a free muffler replacement kit.
Sold At: Authorized efco dealers at both retail stores and online, and Menards stores between June 2009 and July 2013 for about $400.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed