Product Recall Number: 16-031
Why was STIHL gas-powered edgers, trimmer/brushcutters, pole pruners and KombiMotors recalled?
The gasoline tank vent can become dislodged due to incorrect factory installation and cause fuel to leak, posing a fire hazard.
Product Recall Number: 16-031
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2015-11-12
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: STIHL gas-powered edgers, trimmer/brushcutters, pole pruners and KombiMotors
Description: The gasoline tank vent can become dislodged due to incorrect factory installation and cause fuel to leak, posing a fire hazard.
Hazard Description: The gasoline tank vent can become dislodged due to incorrect factory installation and cause fuel to leak, posing a fire hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 140,000 (in addition, about 16,000 were sold in Canada)
Incidents: STIHL Inc. has received 319 reports of the fuel tank vents coming loose and fuel leaking. No fires or injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled products and return them to an authorized STIHL dealer for a free inspection and repair.
Sold At: Authorized STIHL dealers nationwide from November 2014 through September 2015 for between $200 and $400.
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