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Recall Details
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
Firm Contact Number: (877) 257-6921 |
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April 25, 2006 |
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Release # 06-147 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the manufacturers named below, today announced voluntary recalls of the following consumer products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: RedMax Gas-Powered Backpack Blowers
Units: About 170,000
Importer: Komatsu Zenoah America, doing business as RedMax, of Norcross, Ga.
Hazard: The muffler support bracket can break, creating an opening in the muffler body. Hot exhaust gases can then escape from the muffler and could melt the fuel tank or ignite grease, oil or debris around the fuel tank, posing a fire hazard.
Incidents/Injuries: RedMax has received five reports of units that have caught fire when hot exhaust gases from damaged mufflers ignited grease, oil or debris around the area of the fuel tank. No injuries have been reported.
Description: The RedMax gasoline-powered backpack blowers are red and black with a white fuel tank. Model numbers EB6200, EB7000, EB7001, and EB7001RH can be found on the body of the blowers along with "RedMax," "Zenoah," and "Komatsu."
Sold by: RedMax dealers nationwide from December 1996 through December 2005 for about $530
Manufactured In: Japan and Georgia
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the backpack blowers immediately and contact Husqvarna for a dealer location nearest to them to schedule a free inspection and a free repair if necessary.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, consumers can contact Husqvarna at (877) 257-6921.
Note: Individual Commissioners may have statements related to this topic. Please visit www.cpsc.gov/commissioners to search for statements related to this or other topics.
Related Recalls
The blower’s shoulder straps, plastic buckles, or the anti-static ground wire can be drawn into the blower fan and fan housing causing plastic pieces to be expelled from the machine, posing laceration and impact hazards.
The plastic fan inside the blower can break causing the fan blades to be discharged from either end of the blower tube, posing a laceration hazard.
The fan cover can unlatch unexpectedly, posing a laceration hazard.
The grounded and ungrounded wiring in the electric blower/vacs could be reversed.
The blower's impeller can break and strike the operator during use.
The blower's impeller can break and strike the operator during use.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50 years.
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