Product Recall Number: 16-044
Why was 2015 Toro TimeCutter Riding Mowers recalled?
The fuel filters on the mowers can become brittle and fractured, allowing fuel to leak and posing a fire hazard.
Product Recall Number: 16-044
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2015-11-24
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: 2015 Toro TimeCutter Riding Mowers
Description: The fuel filters on the mowers can become brittle and fractured, allowing fuel to leak and posing a fire hazard.
Hazard Description: The fuel filters on the mowers can become brittle and fractured, allowing fuel to leak and posing a fire hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 8,600 (in addition, about 400 were sold in Canada)
Incidents: The firm has reported five incidents of fuel leaking. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled mowers and contact the nearest Toro dealer to schedule a free repair. Consumers with registered machines will receive a letter and a fuel filter, and may contact a Toro Dealer if they are uncomfortable with the replacement procedure.
Sold At: Home Depot and other hardware, lawn and garden stores nationwide from November 2014 through October 2015 for about $3,400.
Importers: The Toro Company, of Bloomington, Minn.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: United States
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed