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Walk-Behind Mowers

Class II - Moderate
🏠 Consumer Products Recalled: September 4, 2002 Lawn-Boy Inc., of Bloomington, Minn. Home & Garden Nationwide

What Should You Do?

  1. Check if you have this product:
    (About 36,000)
  2. Do not eat it: Even if it looks and smells fine, do not consume this product.
  3. Throw it away or return it: You can return the product to the store for a full refund.
  4. Report problems: Report any issues to the FDA's Safety Reporting Portal.

Recall Details

Company:
Lawn-Boy Inc., of Bloomington, Minn.
Reason for Recall:
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.
Classification:
Class II - Moderate

Products that might cause a temporary health problem, or pose a slight threat of a serious nature.

Status:
ongoing
Hazard:
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.
Remedy:
Consumers should stop using these mowers in the mulching mode immediately and contact Lawn-Boy to receive a replacement cover plate.

Product Images

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Product Information

Full Description:

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

Product Codes/Lot Numbers:

(About 36,000)

Official Source

Always verify recall information with the official CPSC source:

View on CPSC.gov

CPSC Recall Number: 02242

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