FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 25, 2011
Release #11-226 |
Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 233-4729
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 |
STIHL Recalls Yard Power Products Due to Burn and Fire Hazards
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. 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: Gas powered STIHL trimmers, brushcutters, KombiMotors, hedge trimmers, edgers, clearing saws, pole pruners, and backpack blowers that utilize a toolless fuel cap
Units: About 2.3 million
Manufacturer: STIHL Inc., of Virginia Beach, Va.
Hazard: The level of ethanol and other fuel additives can distort the toolless fuel cap, allowing fuel to spill, posing a fire and burn hazard.
Incidents/Injuries: STIHL has received 81 reports of difficulty installing and/or removing the fuel caps and fuel spillage. No injuries have been reported.
Description: The following yard power tools and model numbers are included in this recall:
| Product Name & Description | Model Number | Serial Numbers Affected | Photos |
| Blower, backpack |
BR 500 |
Up to 284053456 |
BR 500 |
| BR 550 |
Up to 284053456 |
| BR 600 |
Up to 284053456 |
| BR 600 Magnum |
Up to 284053456 |
| Hedge Trimmer, extended reach |
HL 90K |
Up to 284101483 |
HL 100 |
| HL 100 |
Up to 284101483 |
| HL 100 K |
Up to 284101483 |
| Pole Pruner |
HT 56 C-E |
Up to 284398635 |
HT 131 |
| HT 100 |
Up to 284097165 |
| HT 101 |
Up to 284097165 |
| HT 130 |
Up to 284097165 |
| HT 131 |
Up to 284097165 |
| Edger |
FC 56 C-E |
Up to 284180999 |
FC 70 C-E |
| FC 70 C-E |
Up to 284180999 |
| FC 90 |
Up to 284012099 |
| FC 95 |
Up to 284012099 |
| FC 100 |
Up to 284012099 |
| FC 110 |
Up to 284012099 |
| Trimmer/Brushcutter |
FS 40 C-E |
Up to 284180999 |
FS 110 R |
| FS 56 C-E |
Up to 284180999 |
| FS 56 RC-E |
Up to 284180999 |
| FS 70 RC-E |
Up to 284180999 |
| FS 90 |
Up to 284012099 |
| FS 90 R |
Up to 284012099 |
| FS 100 RX |
Up to 284012099 |
| FS 110 |
Up to 284012099 |
| FS 110 R |
Up to 284012099 |
| FS 110 RX |
Up to 284012099 |
| FS 130 |
Up to 284012099 |
| FS 130 R |
Up to 284012099 |
| Clearing Saw |
FS 310 |
Up to 284012099 |
FS 310 |
| KombiEngine |
KM 56 RC-E |
Up to 284180999 |
KM 130 R |
| KM 90 R |
Up to 284012099 |
| KM 110 R |
Up to 284012099 |
| KM 130 R |
Up to 284012099 |
Visit STIHL’s website, www.stihlusa.com for additional photos of the power tools involved and photos of the toolless fuel cap.
Sold at: Authorized STIHL dealers nationwide from July 2002 through May 2011 for between $190 and $650.
Manufactured in: United States
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using these products and return them to an authorized STIHL dealer for a free repair. Consumers can contact STIHL for instructions on identifying these toolless fuel caps.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact STIHL toll-free at (800) 233-4729 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website at www.stihlusa.com or e-mail to stihlrecall@stihl.us
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov
CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $900 billion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals - contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
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