April
22, 2014
Recall
Summary
Name
of product:
Remington
electric leaf blowers
Hazard:
The
blower’s impeller can break and strike the operator during use, posing a
laceration hazard.
Units
About
24,000
Description
This
recall involves Remington electric leaf blowers with model RM180B, item number
41AA180G983 and serial numbers ranging from S1E131XK0001 through S1E162XK2008.
They were manufactured between May 13, 2011 and May 16, 2012. The third through
sixth characters of the serial number identify the manufacturing date. The third character is the month, for example
D for April, E for May and F for June. The fourth and fifth characters are the
day of the month. The sixth character is the last digit of the year of
manufacture. Model, item and serial number are located on a white label on the
bottom of motor housing. The 7.5 amp electric blowers are black. Remington,
Mighty Sweep and RM180B appear on a sticker on both sides of the unit.
Incidents/Injuries
One
incident has been reported by MTD and that incident resulted in cuts and
bruises.
Remedy
Consumers
should stop using the recalled blowers immediately and contact Remington for a
free replacement.
Sold
at
Various
retailers nationwide and online at mtdproducts.com from May 2011 through
December 2013 for between $30 and $40.
Importer
MTD
Southwest Inc., of Tempe, Ariz.
Manufacturer
KingClean
Electric Co., Ltd., of China
Manufactured
in
China
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