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Product Recall Number: 23-732

Why was DR®Power PRO XL501 Chipper Shredders recalled?

The fin scroll of the chipper shredder can fail, ejecting pieces of metal from the chipper shredder hopper during operation, posing a laceration hazard.

DR®Power PRO XL501 Chipper Shredders
Here's product recall specific data for DR®Power PRO XL501 Chipper Shredders.

  • Product Recall Number: 23-732

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2023-03-02

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: DR®Power PRO XL501 Chipper Shredders

  • Description: This recall involves DR Power Chipper Shredder with model numbers CS35050BEN and CS35050BENR. The model number is on the side of the unit. The Chipper Shredders are used for yard and garden clean up. The recalled chipper shredders have an orange body, a black motor on a black metal frame that has two wheels. DR and PROXL501 are printed on the motor.

  • Hazard Description: The fin scroll of the chipper shredder can fail, ejecting pieces of metal from the chipper shredder hopper during operation, posing a laceration hazard.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Repair

  • Units: About 2,100 (In addition, about 27 were sold in Canada and about 3 were sold in Mexico)

  • Incidents: The firm has received six reports of the chipper shredders ejecting pieces of metal. No injuries have been reported.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled chipper shredders. DR Power Equipment is contacting all known purchasers and automatically sending them a repair kit with installation instructions. Consumers will also be provided with a small sticker with letters "NF" to place on the unit's data tag to indicate that the scroll has been replaced. Consumers not wishing to make the repair themselves will be directed to a servicing dealer to make the free repair for them, including transportation to and from the dealer.

  • Sold At: Authorized DR Power equipment dealers nationwide and online at www.drpower.com from September 2019 through September 2022 for about $3,800.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: Generac, of Waukesha, Wisconsin

  • Distributors: DR Power Equipment, of South Burlington, Vermont

  • Manufactured In: United States

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed

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