FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 4, 2002
Release # 02-242
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Lawn-Boy Recall Hotline: (866) 336-5207
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Yolanda Fultz-Morris, (301) 504-7066
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CPSC, Lawn-Boy Announce Recall of Walk-Behind Mowers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Lawn-Boy Inc., of Bloomington, Minn., is voluntarily
recalling about 36,000 Lawn-Boy walk-behind mowers. The vendor who
manufactured the mulch plates for Lawn-Boy used the wrong material,
making the plates brittle and easy to crack or break if struck by a
stone or stick while mowing. Objects coming through a broken plate or
pieces of the plate could possibly injure the operator or bystanders.
Lawn-Boy has received five reports of broken mulch plates. No
injuries or property damage have been reported.
The recall includes 21-inch Lawn Boy Easy Mulch Silver, Silver Pro
and GoldPro Series walk-behind lawn mowers. The mowers have the words
"EASY MULCH" printed on the top of the mulch cover plate in bold black
letters. A model and serial plate is located on the right rear of the
mower housing.
Model Numbers |
Serial Numbers |
10247
10247C (Int'l)
10323
10324
10324C (Int'l)
10360
10360C (Int'l)
10361
10424
10550
10552 |
220004832-220009307
220000001-220000899
220012370-220022449
220004926-220015029
220000001-220000300
220002506-220004005
220000001-220000300
220003798-220005795
220001738-220003521
220001896-220005900
220001572-220002569 |
Lawn-Boy dealers, department and home center stores sold the
mowers nationwide from February 2002 to August 2002 for between $250 and
$580.
Consumers should stop using these mowers in the mulching mode
immediately and contact Lawn-Boy to receive a replacement cover plate.
For more information, consumers can contact Lawn-Boy toll-free at (866)
336-5207 between 8:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, 8:30
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, and 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday.
Consumers may also visit the firm's web site at www.lawnboy.com
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