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Product Recall Number: 24-329

Why was ECHO gas-powered backpack blowers recalled?

The fuel supply line can leak gas, posing a fire hazard.

ECHO gas-powered backpack blowers
Here's product recall specific data for ECHO gas-powered backpack blowers.

  • Product Recall Number: 24-329

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2024-08-01

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: ECHO gas-powered backpack blowers

  • Description: This recall involves two ECHO 59.7cc gas-powered backpack blowers with the model numbers PB-5810H and PB-5810T. These blowers are designed for residential and commercial use. The blowers are orange and black in color, and "ECHO" is printed on the starter recoil housing. Model and serial numbers are located on a label near the right side of the black blower fan housing. This recall includes the following serial numbers:Model NumberSerial Number RangePB-5810H P61312001001 to P61312002590PB-5810TP61212001001 to P61212004155

  • Hazard Description: The fuel supply line can leak gas, posing a fire hazard.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Repair

  • Units: About 3,900

  • Incidents: None reported

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled blowers, and contact an authorized ECHO dealer (www.echo-usa.com/store-locator) to schedule an appointment to bring the ECHO gas-powered backpack blower in for free installation of a new replacement fuel line. ECHO is contacting all known purchasers directly.

  • Sold At: Golden Eagle Distributing Company, of Rocklin, California, and independent dealers nationwide from May 2024 through June 2024 for about $430.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: ECHO Inc., of Lake Zurich, Illinois

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: United States

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed