[Recalled] Walk-Behind Mowers — The recall includes 21-inch Lawn Boy Easy Mulch Silver, Silver Pro and GoldPro… | CPSC 2002-09-04
Authorities recorded a safety problem with this product. The details below come directly from the government recall notice.
Recall details
| Product | Walk-Behind Mowers |
|---|---|
| Brand / manufacturer | Lawn-Boy Inc., of Bloomington, Minn. |
| Category | consumer_product |
| Issuing authority | CPSC |
| Reference | 02242 |
| Country of notice | United States |
| Hazard type | recall |
| Notice date | 04 September 2002 |
Why it was recalled
According to the CPSC notice, the identified hazard is: 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 Hazards: 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.
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