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Product Recall Number: 14-122

Why was Grass trimmers recalled?

The grass trimmers can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards to the consumer.

Grass trimmers
Here's product recall specific data for Grass trimmers.

  • Product Recall Number: 14-122

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2014-03-05

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Grass trimmers

  • Description: The gasoline-powered Hitachi and Tanaka-brand grass trimmers can overheat.

  • Hazard Description: The grass trimmers can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards to the consumer.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Repair

  • Units: About 115,000 units in the United States and 12,400 in Canada

  • Incidents: None reported.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled grass trimmers and contact Hitachi Koki U.S.A. for instructions on how to return the product for a free repair.

  • Sold At: Lowes, Sears and other home improvement and building supply stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com from March 2010 through November 2013 for between $300 and $800. 

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: China

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed