Stanley Black & Decker Recalls DeWALT Battery Walk-Behind Mowers Due to Laceration Hazard
CPSC · August 15, 2024
- Stanley Black & Decker Recalls DeWALT Battery Walk-Behind Mowers Due to Laceration Hazard — CPSC recall announced .
- Hazard: If water gets into the mower's handle support while the battery is installed, the mower can fail to shut off when the bail handle is released or start without a key, posing a….
- Units affected: About 46,200 (In addition, about 9,600 were sold in Canada).
- Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled mowers if the mower has gotten wet and contact DeWALT to receive a….
- Details as of ; the linked official notice is authoritative for lot codes, VINs, and remedies.
- Agency
- CPSC
- Posted
- Status
- Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled mowers…
- Recalling firm
- Stanley Black and Decker Inc., of New Britain, Connecticut
- Source ID
- 24345
Description
This recall involves 2024 model year DeWALT Battery 21" Push walk-behind mowers, model numbers DCMWP234U2 and DCMWP600X2, and DeWALT Battery 21" Self-Propelled walk-behind mowers, model numbers DCMWSP256U2 and DCMWSP650Y2. The mowers are black, gray and yellow and have DeWALT printed in yellow on the front or side of the mower. The model number is printed on the rear door of the mower. A date code formatted as 20XX YY-58, with 20XX for year, YY for week, and 58 as the factory code, is laser-printed in yellow on the left side of the mower, just above the left rear wheel. Only date codes 2023 32-58 through 2024 13-58 are affected. Mowers manufactured after March 2024 (2024 14-58) are not affected.
- Products
- DeWALT Battery Push walk-behind mowers and DeWALT Battery Self-Propelled walk-behind mowers
- Sold at
- The Home Depot, Tractor Supply, Ace Hardware and various stores nationwide and online at www.homedepot.com, www.tractorsupply.com and www.acehardware.com from January 2024 through July 2024 for…
- Manufactured by
- Stanley Black and Decker Inc., of New Britain, Connecticut
- Incidents
- The firm has received 10 reports of mowers failing to shut off when the bail handle is released and one report of a mower starting without a key inserted. The incident in which a mower started…
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