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Generac and DR Brand 6500 Watt and 8000 Watt Portable Generators. — recall 62590

Health Canada Consumer Product Safety · Canada · 2022-11-10

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Agency
Health Canada Consumer Product Safety
Recall identifier
62590
Date of alert
2022-11-10
Country / jurisdiction
Canada
Risk type
recall
Product category
Household items
Product type
Consumer product safety
Reported risk: The folding handle on the side of the generators can pinch the user's fingers, posing an amputation and crush hazard, unless the locking pin has been properly inserted to secure the handle in place before and after moving the generator. Update on incidents reported: As of November 8, 2022, the company has received no reports of incidents or injuries in Canada. In the United States, the company has received a total of 37 reports of injuries including 24 reports of finger amputation and 5 of crush injuries.
What you should do

Update: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled portable generators, unless the locking pin has been properly inserted to secure the handle in place before and after moving the generator, and contact Generac for a free, updated repair kit.Customers who responded to the original recall will automatically be sent a new kit. Please allow four weeks from the release of this notice for the processing of orders before inquiring if you have not yet received your kit.For more information, consumers may contact Generac Power Systems, Inc. by telephone toll-free at 1-844-242-3493 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CDT Monday to Friday, or accessing the Generac website.Joint recall with Health Canada, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (US CPSC) and Generac Power Systems, Inc.Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.Health Canada would like to remind Canadians t

Primary source: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/update-generac-and-dr-portable

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