FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 10, 2000
Release # 01-005
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Lawn-Boy Recall Hotline: (800) 444-8676
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Ken Giles, (301) 504-7052
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CPSC, Lawn-Boy Inc. Announce Recall of Power Mowers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Lawn-Boy Inc., of Bloomington, Minn., is recalling
about 102,000 Lawn-Boy power mowers. Due to wear caused by the mulch
fan, the mowers' blades can crack and break off. Broken pieces of the
blade can be propelled from underneath the mower, possibly injuring the
operator or a bystander.
Lawn-Boy has received eight reports of blades breaking on these
mowers, including a consumer who was struck on the shin by a piece of a
broken mower blade, resulting in a laceration.
The recalled Lawn-Boy Silver Pro and Gold Pro Series are 2-cycle,
walk-behind, 21-inch power mowers. A decal on the right rear of the
mower's housing (Silver Pro) or beneath the handle control panel (Gold
Pro) has a serial number from 8900001 to 8999999, and one of the
following model numbers:
10247 | 10250 | 10323 | 10324 |
10331 | 10332 | 10424 | 10425 |
10525 | 10527 | 10547 | 10548 |
Lawn-Boy dealers, and department and home center stores, including
Sears, Lowe's and the Home Depot, sold these mowers from February 1998
through August 2000 for between $400 and $600.
Consumers should stop using these recalled mowers immediately. The
company will automatically mail free repair kits, which include a new
mower blade and modified mulching fan, to consumers who have registered
their mowers. Consumers can have the repair performed for free at a
local Lawn-Boy service dealer after receiving the repair kit. Consumers
who have not been notified should contact their local Lawn-Boy service
dealer for assistance. To locate the nearest Lawn-Boy service dealer or
for more information, consumers should call Lawn-Boy at (800) 444-8676
between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or go to their
website at http://www.lawnboy.com/recall.htm.
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