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Product Recall Number: 16-717

Why was John Deere zero-turn lawn mowers recalled?

A fuel hose could have been cut during manufacturing, allowing fuel to leak, posing a fire hazard.

John Deere zero-turn lawn mowers
Here's product recall specific data for John Deere zero-turn lawn mowers.

  • Product Recall Number: 16-717

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2015-12-22

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: John Deere zero-turn lawn mowers

  • Description: A fuel hose could have been cut during manufacturing, allowing fuel to leak, posing a fire hazard.

  • Hazard Description: A fuel hose could have been cut during manufacturing, allowing fuel to leak, posing a fire hazard.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Repair

  • Units: About 150

  • Incidents: No incidents or injuries have been reported. 

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using these recalled zero-turn lawn mowers and contact a John Deere dealer for a free repair. After identifying four reports of cut fuel hoses during the manufacturing process, John Deere is contacting all registered owners of the recalled lawn mowers directly.

  • Sold At: John Deere independent dealers nationwide from August 2015 through November 2015 for between $4,800 and $6,500. 

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: Deere & Company, of Moline, Ill.

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: United States

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed