Safety regulator, Country Home Products, Inc. Announce Recall for Repair of Cordless Electric Lawnmowers
Recall 02532 · Apr 10, 2002 · Country Home Products, Inc.
19,700
units affected
19,700
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 02532
- Date
- Apr 10, 2002
- Company
- Country Home Products, Inc.
- Units affected
- 19,700
- Product
- DR® Whisperlite® lawnmower
- Product type
- Lawn Mowers & Accessories
- Hazard
- Cuts
The product
The recalled lawnmowers were sold under the DR® Whisperlite® name. They have "DR®" printed on the top of the red or yellow plastic housing, and "Whisperlite®" on a label on the front of the plastic housing. The lawnmowers are 30" long without a bag, 38 1/2" high to the handlebar, and 18" wide with a 14" cutting width.
What can happen
A wiring problem on the lawnmower's circuit board may cause some of the safety functions to become inoperable. The mower may continue to operate, after the Operator Presence Control Bar is released. The blade also may continue to spin for an extended period of time, after the mower has been shut off. Contact with a moving lawnmower blade can result in lacerations or serious injury to the hand or foot.
The fix
Consumers with a recalled lawn mower should immediately stop using the lawnmower. Country Home Products is sending all registered users of a Whisperlite® mower a repair kit. If you have not received a repair kit by May 1, 2002, please contact Country Home Products to request a free repair kit.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Country Home Products has received up to 300 reports of circuit board failures, with one incident resulting in a minor finger injury.
- Sold at
- The recalled lawnmowers were sold nationwide, from January 2000 to October 2001, for about $350.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled dr® whisperlite® lawnmower?
Consumers with a recalled lawn mower should immediately stop using the lawnmower. Country Home Products is sending all registered users of a Whisperlite® mower a repair kit. If you have not received a repair kit by May 1, 2002, please contact Country Home Products to request a free repair kit.
What is the hazard?
A wiring problem on the lawnmower's circuit board may cause some of the safety functions to become inoperable. The mower may continue to operate, after the Operator Presence Control Bar is released. The blade also may continue to spin for an extended period of time, after the mower has been shut off. Contact with a.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.